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Terms of Service for APIs

Requiring the info terms of service property meets the policy standards.

Rules

OpenAPI Info Terms Of Service Error

Having a terms of service associated with an OpenAPI using the info terms of service property ensures that the legal aspects of legal side of the API always travel with the technical contract for a...

OpenAPI Info Terms Of Service Info

Having a terms of service associated with an OpenAPI using the info terms of service property ensures that the legal aspects of legal side of the API always travel with the technical contract for a...

Strategies

API Info and Metadata Is Complete and Accurate

All OpenAPI definitions must have complete info objects including title, description, version, contact information, license, and terms of service, providing both humans and machines with the contex...

Lifecycle

design_services Design Design

Design is where the human experience of an API is won or lost. I work design-first, shaping the paths, schema, errors, and naming in the contract before development begins, so that consistency is b...

gavel Terms of Service Production

The terms of service are the legal contract sitting behind the technical one. Clear terms set the expectations between provider and consumer about acceptable use, liability, and change. I want the ...