OpenAPI Initiative
The OAI has grown to a multi-specification that, first and foremost, provides the OpenAPI Specification, the most popular API description language available to API providers and consumers. OAI also supports the development of the Arazzo Specification, which caters for complex workflows invoking many APIs, and the Overlay Specification which provides the means to deterministically and reliably update an OpenAPI description through automation. The OpenAPI Initiative (OAI) was created by a consorti
Basic Information
- Category: organization
- Website: https://www.openapis.org/
Evidence and Sources
- OpenAPI Initiative — Official Site (official)
- OpenAPI Initiative on linkedin (social)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (78/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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The OAI has grown to a multi-specification that, first and foremost, provides the OpenAPI Specification, the most popular API description language available to API providers and consumers. OAI also supports the development of the Arazzo Specification, which caters for complex workflows invoking many APIs, and the Overlay Specification which provides the means to deterministically and reliably update an OpenAPI description through automation. The OpenAPI Initiative (OAI) was created by a consorti
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- 1 supporting source linked.
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