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"

Possible 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

Possible values:

visibilitystring · enumOptional

The visibility setting of the OpenAPI spec.

private: The spec is not publicly available.
public: The spec is available to anyone with a public link.

Possible 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

Possible values:

The OpenAPISpec object

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "visibility": "private",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "view": true,
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com",
    "published": "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

200

application/json

Responseall of

get

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

200

{
  "next": {
    "page": "text"
  },
  "count": 1,
  "items": [
    {
      "object": "openapi-spec",
      "id": "text",
      "createdAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
      "slug": "text",
      "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
      "processingState": "pending",
      "visibility": "private",
      "lastVersion": "text",
      "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
      "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
      "permissions": {
        "view": true,
        "edit": true
      },
      "urls": {
        "location": "https://example.com",
        "app": "https://example.com",
        "published": "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

201

OpenAPI specification has been created

application/json

400

Bad Request

application/json

post

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": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "visibility": "private",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "view": true,
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com",
    "published": "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

200

application/json

404

No matching OpenAPI specification found

application/json

get

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": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "visibility": "private",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "view": true,
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com",
    "published": "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

200

OpenAPI specification has been updated

application/json

201

OpenAPI specification has been created

application/json

400

Bad Request

application/json

put

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": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "visibility": "private",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "view": true,
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com",
    "published": "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

204

Specification did not exist

205

OpenAPI specification has been deleted

delete

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

No content

Update OpenAPI spec visibility

patch

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

specSlugstringRequired

Slug of the OpenAPI specification

Body

visibilitystring · enumRequired

The visibility setting of the OpenAPI spec.

private: The spec is not publicly available.
public: The spec is available to anyone with a public link.

Possible values:

Responses

200

OpenAPI specification visibility has been updated

application/json

400

Bad Request

application/json

404

No matching OpenAPI specification found

application/json

patch

PATCH /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi/{specSlug} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 24

{
  "visibility": "private"
}

{
  "object": "openapi-spec",
  "id": "text",
  "createdAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "slug": "text",
  "sourceURL": "https://example.com",
  "processingState": "pending",
  "visibility": "private",
  "lastVersion": "text",
  "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z",
  "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT",
  "permissions": {
    "view": true,
    "edit": true
  },
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com",
    "app": "https://example.com",
    "published": "https://example.com"
  }
}

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{ "object": "openapi-spec", "id": "text", "createdAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "slug": "text", "sourceURL": "https://example.com", "processingState": "pending", "visibility": "private", "lastVersion": "text", "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT", "permissions": { "view": true, "edit": true }, "urls": { "location": "https://example.com", "app": "https://example.com", "published": "https://example.com" } }

{ "next": { "page": "text" }, "count": 1, "items": [ { "object": "openapi-spec", "id": "text", "createdAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "updatedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "slug": "text", "sourceURL": "https://example.com", "processingState": "pending", "visibility": "private", "lastVersion": "text", "lastProcessedAt": "2025-08-26T23:21:56.168Z", "lastProcessErrorCode": "FETCH_TIMEOUT", "permissions": { "view": true, "edit": true }, "urls": { "location": "https://example.com", "app": "https://example.com", "published": "https://example.com" } } ] }

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" } }

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" } }

PATCH /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/openapi/{specSlug} HTTP/1.1 Host: api.gitbook.com Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN Content-Type: application/json Accept: */* Content-Length: 24 { "visibility": "private" }