Documenting Your API

It's important to make it as easy as possible for your API consumers to use your API. Rapid provide many ways to add general documentation related to your API. The table below provides an overview of the ways to document your API, as well as links to more information.

Notes:

  • Descriptions and Long Descriptions are indexed and included in API search results.
  • (Enterprise Hubs only) The following information can be imported or exported from OAS documents. The Description is stored in downloaded or uploaded OAS documents as info.description. The Long Description is stored in downloaded or uploaded OAS documents as info.x-long-description. Readme / Docs is stored as x-documentation.readme. Titles, descriptions, and links for Tutorials and Spotlight are stored in x-documentation.tutorials and x-documentation.spotlights, respectively. For more information, see Adding and Updating OpenAPI Documents.
  • (Enterpise Hubs only) You can programmatically read and manage this information using the GraphQL Platform API. For more information, see API Documentation (GQL PAPI).
NameDescriptionLocation of content (API consumers)Location of content (API Builders)Links / Comments
DescriptionBrief description of the API- API hub tile
- Endpoints tab on API listing
My APIs > Hub Listing > General tabSee Hub Listing - General Tab
Long DescriptionRich text description of the APIEndpoints tab on API listing when Show more is clickedMy APIs > Hub Listing > General tabSee Hub Listing - General Tab
Readme / DocsRich text information about the API (single readme / document supported)API listing's About tab (under README)My APIs > Hub Listing > Docs tabSee Hub Listing - Docs Tab
SpotlightsPublic links to web pages or uploaded files (multiple Spotlights supported)API listing's About tab (under Spotlights)API listing > About tab- See Spotlights
- Feature can be disabled for Enterprise Hubs
TutorialsRich text information about the API (multiple Tutorials supported)API listing's Tutorials tabAPI listing > Tutorials tabSee Tutorials
AssetsPrivate links to uploaded filesAPI listing's Endpoints tab > Click AssetsMy APIs > Hub Listing > Assets tab- See Hub Listing - Assets Tab
- Enterprise Hub feature only