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Unique Identifiers for APIs.json Contracts

Providing unique identifiers for API contracts, as well as the APIs that are indexed as part of a contract, providing a key reference.

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APIs.json Specification AID Info

Every collection of APIs should have a unique identifier. This unique API identifier, or AID, serves as a human and machine-readable reference for organizing and managing various APIs. Similar to a...

Lifecycle

description Definitions Define

The definition is the contract. OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema, and APIs.json are the machine-readable artifacts I use to describe what an API is before, during, and after it exists. Investing in s...