OpenAPI

Upload, access, or version-control your OpenAPI specifications directly in GitBook.

The OpenAPI endpoints let you integrate your existing or newly generated OpenAPI definitions into GitBook. This includes uploading, updating, and retrieving specs.

The OpenAPISpec object

Attributes

objectstring · enumRequired

The object type, which is always "openapi-spec"

Allowed values:

idstringRequired

Unique identifier

createdAtstring · date-timeRequired

Date of creation

updatedAtstring · date-timeRequired

Date of the last update

slugstring · min: 1 · max: 100Required

Slug used as reference

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$

sourceURLstring · uri · max: 2048Optional

processingStateundefined · enumRequired

Processing state

Allowed values:

lastVersionstringOptional

ID of the latest version of the OpenAPI specification

lastProcessedAtstring · date-timeOptional

Date of the last processing

lastProcessErrorCodeundefined · enumOptional

OpenAPI processing error code

Allowed values:

The OpenAPISpec object

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com"
  }
}

List all OpenAPI spec

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

Query parameters

pagestringOptional

Identifier of the page results to fetch.

limitnumber · max: 1000Optional

The number of results per page

Responses

application/json

all ofOptional

get

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

OK

{
  "next": {
    "page": "text"
  },
  "count": 1,
  "items": [
    {
      "object": "openapi-spec",
      "id": "text",
      "createdAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
      "slug": "text",
      "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
      "processingState": "pending",
      "lastVersion": "text",
      "lastProcessedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
      "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
      "permissions": {
        "edit": true
      },
      "urls": {
        "location": "https://example.com",
        "app": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create an OpenAPI spec

post

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

Body

slugstring · min: 1 · max: 100Required

Slug used as reference

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$

sourceone ofRequired

Responses

application/json

application/json

post

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 54

{
  "slug": "text",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com"
  }
}

Get an OpenAPI spec by its slug

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

specSlugstringRequired

Slug of the OpenAPI specification

Responses

application/json

application/json

get

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi/{specSlug} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com"
  }
}

Create or update an OpenAPI spec

put

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

specSlugstringRequired

Slug of the OpenAPI specification

Body

sourceone ofRequired

Responses

application/json

application/json

application/json

put

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

PUT /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi/{specSlug} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 40

{
  "source": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-04-21T17:09:00.806Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com"
  }
}

Delete an OpenAPI spec

delete

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

specSlugstringRequired

Slug of the OpenAPI specification

Responses

delete

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

DELETE /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi/{specSlug} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

205

OpenAPI specification has been deleted

No content