July 2019
Beginner to intermediate
300 pages
7h 48m
English

Created to be a much simpler and user-centric alternative to the then Swagger and Web Application Description Language (WADL), an XML-based language for defining REST APIs that wasn't very popular, API Blueprint is a markdown-based language for defining APIs. The specification was created by the founders of Apiary (apiary.io is now part of Oracle) in 2013 as an open-source project.
What sets API Blueprint apart from OAS and other alternatives is the fact that a single blueprint document can incorporate not just the technical specification of an API (for example, resources, verbs, paths, parameters, ...
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