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API Standard OpenAPI

OpenAPI is an open, language-agnostic standard for describing RESTful web services in structured form (typically YAML or JSON).

Last updated: 11 June 2026Published: 22 November 2025

Source: https://swagger.io/specification/

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OpenAPI is an open, language-agnostic standard for describing RESTful web services in structured form (typically YAML or JSON). A developer or systems integrator can precisely document which endpoints an API offers, what input parameters are required, what data formats are returned, and what errors are possible. The standard is maintained by the OpenAPI Initiative and is industry-wide established: tools like Swagger UI automatically generate interactive documentation from an OpenAPI specification, and code generators can create client libraries for various programming languages. For transport companies, this means: a well-documented API is maintainable, scalable, and easy for business partners to integrate.

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