OpenAPI

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OpenAPI

Summary

OpenAPI is a specification[1]. OpenAPI ranks in the top 8% of specification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,933 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenAPI's instance of is recorded as specification[3].
  • OpenAPI's instance of is recorded as interface description language[4].
  • OpenAPI's developer is recorded as OpenAPI Initiative[5].
  • OpenAPI's developer is recorded as Linux Foundation[6].
  • OpenAPI's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[8].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[9].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.2[10].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.3[11].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0[12].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[13].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1[14].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.2[15].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.0[16].
  • OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.1[17].
  • OpenAPI is used for server-side web API[18].
  • OpenAPI is used for web service[19].
  • OpenAPI's official website is recorded as https://openapis.org[20].
  • OpenAPI's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification[21].
  • OpenAPI's different from is recorded as open API[22].
  • OpenAPI's different from is recorded as TypeSpec[23].
  • OpenAPI's different from is recorded as Taxi[24].
  • OpenAPI's derivative work is recorded as AsyncAPI Specification[25].
  • OpenAPI's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include specification[3] and interface description language[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include server-side web API[18] and web service[19].

Why It Matters

OpenAPI ranks in the top 8% of specification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,933 views/month).[2] OpenAPI has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] OpenAPI is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_openapi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenAPI}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/openapi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 23d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → open API, TypeSpec, Taxi
    Aliases → —
    Official website → https://openapis.org
    Has use → server-side web API, web service
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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