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Parameter Names

Requiring that all operational parameters names meets the policy standards.

Rules

OpenAPI Components Parameters Name Error

Giving a simple, intuitive, and consistent names for your parameters helps make it easier for API consumers to understand how they are able to configure their API requests

OpenAPI Components Parameters Name Info

Giving a simple, intuitive, and consistent names for your parameters helps make it easier for API consumers to understand how they are able to configure their API requests

OpenAPI Components Parameters Name Length Error

Giving short and concise names for your parameters helps make it easier for API consumers to understand how they are able to configure their API requests

OpenAPI Components Parameters Casing Camel Info

Giving parameters with consistent naming helps make it easier for API consumers to understand how they are able to configure their API requests

Strategies

Operations Must Be Useful and Consistent

Every API operation should do one thing and do it well. That is the Unix philosophy applied to APIs and it still holds up. When your operations follow common standards with consistent naming, clear...

API Parameters Are Well-Defined and Consistent

Parameters are part of the surface area that consumers interact with on every single call, and when they are inconsistent--different casing, unclear names, missing descriptions--it creates friction...