Documenting OpenAI API with Swagger

Introduction

This tutorial demonstrates how to document an OpenAI API using Swagger, a powerful tool for designing, building, and documenting APIs. Swagger provides a user-friendly interface to define API endpoints, request parameters, response formats, and more.

1. Installing Swagger UI

Before you start, make sure you have Swagger UI installed. You can download Swagger UI from the Swagger website. Follow the installation instructions for your environment.

2. Setting Up Swagger

Once you have Swagger UI installed, create a new Swagger configuration file (e.g., swagger.yaml) to define your API documentation. Below is an example of a basic Swagger YAML file for an OpenAI API:

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  version: "1.0.0"
  title: "OpenAI API Documentation"
  description: "Documentation for OpenAI API endpoints."
paths:
  /completions:
    get:
      summary: "Get completions"
      description: "Retrieve completions from OpenAI API."
      responses:
        200:
          description: "Successful operation"
          schema:
            type: "object"
            properties:
              completions:
                type: "array"
                items:
                  type: "string"
      

Customize the paths and parameters according to your API endpoints and operations.

3. Viewing Swagger UI

To view your Swagger documentation, open the Swagger UI interface and load your Swagger configuration file (e.g., swagger.yaml). You will see a dynamic documentation page that describes your API endpoints, request parameters, and response formats.

4. Exploring API Documentation

Use Swagger UI to explore and interact with your API documentation. You can execute API requests directly from Swagger UI and view the corresponding responses, making it easier to test and understand your API endpoints.

5. Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to document an OpenAI API using Swagger. Swagger provides a robust platform for designing and visualizing API documentation, helping developers and users understand the capabilities and usage of your API.