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Features

  • Read and convert local and remote JSON/YAML OpenAPI definition files
  • Generate TypeScript types from OpenAPI definitions
  • Use as a CLI client to easily call API endpoints
  • Run Local Mock APIs
  • Automate API tests and validate specs
  • Run Swagger UI or ReDoc locally
  • Bundle static Swagger UI or ReDoc sites
  • Run Swagger Editor locally
  • Convert Swagger to OpenAPI

Quick Start

npm install -g openapicmd
openapi help

Or with npx:

npx openapicmd

Commands

openapi auth [DEFINITION]

Authenticate with apis (writes to .openapiconfig)

USAGE
$ openapi auth [DEFINITION] [-h] [-V] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [-s <value>] [-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username

DESCRIPTION
Authenticate with apis (writes to .openapiconfig)

EXAMPLES
$ openapi auth

$ openapi auth --token eyJh...

$ openapi auth --security ApiKeyAuth --apikey secret123

$ openapi auth --security BasicAuth --username admin --password password

openapi call [DEFINITION]

Call API endpoints

USAGE
$ openapi call [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [--interactive] [-o <value>] [-p <value>] [-d <value>] [-i] [-v] [-s <value>] [-k <value>] [-t
<value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-d, --data=<value> request body
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-i, --include include status code and response headers the output
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-o, --operation=operationId operationId
-p, --param=key=value... parameter
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode

DESCRIPTION
Call API endpoints

EXAMPLES
$ openapi call -o getPets

$ openapi call -o getPet -p id=1

$ openapi call -o createPet -d '{ "name": "Garfield" }'

openapi help [COMMANDS]

Display help for openapi.

USAGE
$ openapi help [COMMANDS] [-n]

ARGUMENTS
COMMANDS Command to show help for.

FLAGS
-n, --nested-commands Include all nested commands in the output.

DESCRIPTION
Display help for openapi.

openapi info [DEFINITION]

Display API information

USAGE
$ openapi info [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [--security] [--operations] [--schemas]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--operations list operations in document
--schemas list schemas in document
--security list security schemes in document

DESCRIPTION
Display API information

EXAMPLES
$ openapi info https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml

$ openapi info ./openapi.yml

openapi init

Initialise a definition file from scratch

USAGE
$ openapi init [-h] [-T <value>] [-d <value>] [-v <value>] [--terms <value>] [--license mit|apache2] [-S
<value>] [-I <value>] [-f json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]

FLAGS
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-T, --title=<value> [default: My API] The title for the API
-d, --description=<value> Description for the API
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-v, --version=<value> [default: 0.0.1] Version of the API
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--license=<option> The license for the API
<options: mit|apache2>
--terms=<value> A URL to the Terms of Service for the API.
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)

DESCRIPTION
Initialise a definition file from scratch

EXAMPLES
$ openapi init --title 'My API' > openapi.yml

openapi load DEFINITION

Set the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)

USAGE
$ openapi load DEFINITION [-h] [-V] [-S <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.

DESCRIPTION
Set the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)

EXAMPLES
$ openapi load ./openapi.yml

$ openapi load https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml

openapi mock [DEFINITION]

Start a local mock API server

USAGE
$ openapi mock [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p <value>] [--logger] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-C <value>] [-E
<value>] [-H <value>] [-R <value>] [-U <value>] [--validate]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --swagger-ui=docs Swagger UI endpoint
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
--[no-]validate [default: true] validate requests according to schema

DESCRIPTION
Start a local mock API server

EXAMPLES
$ openapi mock ./openapi.yml

$ openapi mock https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml

openapi read [DEFINITION]

Read and manipulate definition files

USAGE
$ openapi read [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [-f json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)

DESCRIPTION
Read and manipulate definition files

EXAMPLES
$ openapi read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml

$ openapi read ./openapi.yml -f json > openapi.json

openapi redoc [DEFINITION]

Start or bundle a ReDoc instance

USAGE
$ openapi redoc [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p <value>] [--logger] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E <value>] [-C
<value>] [-H <value>] [-R <value>] [-B <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle=outDir bundle a static site to directory
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests

DESCRIPTION
Start or bundle a ReDoc instance

EXAMPLES
$ openapi redoc

$ openapi redoc ./openapi.yml

$ openapi redoc ./openapi.yml --bundle outDir

openapi swagger-editor [DEFINITION]

Start a Swagger Editor instance

USAGE
$ openapi swagger-editor [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p <value>] [--logger] [-H <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests

DESCRIPTION
Start a Swagger Editor instance

EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger-editor

$ openapi swagger-editor ./openapi.yml

openapi swagger-ui [DEFINITION]

Start or bundle a Swagger UI instance

USAGE
$ openapi swagger-ui [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p <value>] [--logger] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-C <value>] [-E
<value>] [--expand full|list|none] [--operationids] [--filter] [--deeplinks] [--withcredentials] [--requestduration]
[-H <value>] [-R <value>] [--proxy | -B <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle=outDir bundle a static site to directory
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]deeplinks [default: true] allow deep linking
--expand=<option> [default: list] default expansion setting for the
operations and tags
<options: full|list|none>
--[no-]filter [default: true] enable filtering by tag
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
--[no-]operationids [default: true] display operationIds
--proxy set up a proxy for the api to avoid CORS issues
--[no-]requestduration [default: true] display request durations in "try it
now"
--[no-]withcredentials [default: true] send cookies in "try it now"

DESCRIPTION
Start or bundle a Swagger UI instance

EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger-ui

$ openapi swagger-ui ./openapi.yml

$ openapi swagger-ui ./openapi.yml --bundle outDir

openapi swagger2openapi [DEFINITION]

Convert Swagger 2.0 definitions to OpenAPI 3.0.x

USAGE
$ openapi swagger2openapi [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [-f json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)

DESCRIPTION
Convert Swagger 2.0 definitions to OpenAPI 3.0.x

EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger2openapi --yaml ./swagger.json > openapi.yml

openapi test

Run automated tests against APIs

USAGE
$ openapi test [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E <value>] [-C
<value>] [--interactive] [-o <value>] [-v] [-s <value>] [-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-o, --operation=operationId... filter by operationId
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode

DESCRIPTION
Run automated tests against APIs

EXAMPLES
$ openapi test

$ openapi test -o getPets

openapi test add [DEFINITION]

Add automated tests for API operations

USAGE
$ openapi test add [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R <value>] [-H <value>] [-V] [-S <value>] [-I <value>] [-E
<value>] [-C <value>] [--auto] [-o <value>] [-n <value>] [-c all|default|Success2XX|ValidResponseBody] [-p <value>]
[-d <value>] [-v] [--interactive] [-s <value>] [-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-c, --checks=2XXStatus... checks to include in test
-d, --data=<value> request body
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-n, --name=my test test name
-o, --operation=operationId operationId
-p, --param=key=value... parameter
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--auto auto generate tests for all operations
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode

DESCRIPTION
Add automated tests for API operations

EXAMPLES
$ openapi test add

$ openapi test add -o getPet --checks all

openapi typegen [DEFINITION]

Generate types from openapi definition

USAGE
$ openapi typegen [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [-b
<value>] [--client] [--backend] [-A]

ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file

FLAGS
-A, --[no-]type-aliases Generate module level type aliases for schema components
defined in spec
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-b, --banner=<value> include a banner comment at the top of the generated
file
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--backend Generate types for openapi-backend
--client Generate types for openapi-client-axios (default)

DESCRIPTION
Generate types from openapi definition

EXAMPLES
$ openapi typegen --client ./openapi.yml > openapi.d.ts
$ openapi typegen --backend ./openapi.yml > openapi.d.ts

openapi unload

Unset the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)

USAGE
$ openapi unload [-h]

FLAGS
-h, --help Show CLI help.

DESCRIPTION
Unset the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)

EXAMPLES
$ openapi unload