OpenAPI Command Line Tool
openapicmd - The CLI for all things OpenAPI and Swagger
Install
npm install -g openapicmd
openapi helpFeatures
- [x] Read and convert local and remote JSON/YAML OpenAPI definition files
- [x] Generate TypeScript types from OpenAPI definitions
- [x] Use as a CLI client to easily call API endpoints
- [x] Run Local Mock APIs
- [x] Automate API tests and validate specs
- [x] Run Swagger UI or ReDoc locally
- [x] Bundle static Swagger UI or ReDoc sites
- [x] Run Swagger Editor locally
- [x] Convert Swagger to OpenAPI
Commands
openapi auth [DEFINITION]openapi call [DEFINITION]openapi help [COMMAND]openapi info [DEFINITION]openapi initopenapi load DEFINITIONopenapi mock [DEFINITION]openapi read [DEFINITION]openapi redoc [DEFINITION]openapi swagger-editor [DEFINITION]openapi swagger-ui [DEFINITION]openapi swagger2openapi [DEFINITION]openapi testopenapi test add [DEFINITION]openapi typegen [DEFINITION]openapi unload
openapi auth [DEFINITION]
Authenticate with apis (writes to .openapiconfig)
USAGE
$ openapi auth [DEFINITION] [-h] [-V] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [-s
<value>...] [-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
DESCRIPTION
Authenticate with apis (writes to .openapiconfig)
EXAMPLES
$ openapi auth
$ openapi auth --token eyJh...
$ openapi auth --security ApiKeyAuth --apikey secret123
$ openapi auth --security BasicAuth --username admin --password passwordSee code: src/commands/auth.ts
openapi call [DEFINITION]
Call API endpoints
USAGE
$ openapi call [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U]
[--interactive] [-o operationId] [-p key=value...] [-d <value>] [-i] [-v] [-s <value>...] [-k <value>] [-t <value>]
[-u <value>] [-P <value>]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-d, --data=<value> request body
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-i, --include include status code and response headers the output
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-o, --operation=operationId operationId
-p, --param=key=value... parameter
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode
DESCRIPTION
Call API endpoints
EXAMPLES
$ openapi call -o getPets
$ openapi call -o getPet -p id=1
$ openapi call -o createPet -d '{ "name": "Garfield" }'See code: src/commands/call.ts
openapi help [COMMAND]
Display help for openapi.
USAGE
$ openapi help [COMMAND...] [-n]
ARGUMENTS
COMMAND... Command to show help for.
FLAGS
-n, --nested-commands Include all nested commands in the output.
DESCRIPTION
Display help for openapi.See code: @oclif/plugin-help
openapi info [DEFINITION]
Display API information
USAGE
$ openapi info [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U]
[--security] [--operations] [--schemas]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--operations list operations in document
--schemas list schemas in document
--security list security schemes in document
DESCRIPTION
Display API information
EXAMPLES
$ openapi info https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml
$ openapi info ./openapi.ymlSee code: src/commands/info.ts
openapi init
Initialise a definition file from scratch
USAGE
$ openapi init [-h] [-T <value>] [-d <value>] [-v <value>] [--terms <value>] [--license mit|apache2] [-S
http://localhost:9000...] [-I {"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-f json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]
FLAGS
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-T, --title=<value> [default: My API] The title for the API
-d, --description=<value> Description for the API
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-v, --version=<value> [default: 0.0.1] Version of the API
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--license=<option> The license for the API
<options: mit|apache2>
--terms=<value> A URL to the Terms of Service for the API.
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)
DESCRIPTION
Initialise a definition file from scratch
EXAMPLES
$ openapi init --title 'My API' > openapi.ymlSee code: src/commands/init.ts
openapi load DEFINITION
Set the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)
USAGE
$ openapi load DEFINITION [-h] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
DESCRIPTION
Set the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)
EXAMPLES
$ openapi load ./openapi.yml
$ openapi load https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yamlSee code: src/commands/load.ts
openapi mock [DEFINITION]
Start a local mock API server
USAGE
$ openapi mock [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p 9000] [--logger] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-E x-internal] [-H
<value>...] [-R /] [-U docs] [--validate]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --swagger-ui=docs Swagger UI endpoint
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
--[no-]validate [default: true] validate requests according to schema
DESCRIPTION
Start a local mock API server
EXAMPLES
$ openapi mock ./openapi.yml
$ openapi mock https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yamlSee code: src/commands/mock.ts
openapi read [DEFINITION]
Read and manipulate definition files
USAGE
$ openapi read [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [-f
json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)
DESCRIPTION
Read and manipulate definition files
EXAMPLES
$ openapi read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/master/examples/v3.0/petstore.yaml
$ openapi read ./openapi.yml -f json > openapi.jsonSee code: src/commands/read.ts
openapi redoc [DEFINITION]
Start or bundle a ReDoc instance
USAGE
$ openapi redoc [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p 9000] [--logger] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-H
<value>...] [-R /] [-B outDir]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle=outDir bundle a static site to directory
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
DESCRIPTION
Start or bundle a ReDoc instance
EXAMPLES
$ openapi redoc
$ openapi redoc ./openapi.yml
$ openapi redoc ./openapi.yml --bundle outDirSee code: src/commands/redoc.ts
openapi swagger-editor [DEFINITION]
Start a Swagger Editor instance
USAGE
$ openapi swagger-editor [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p 9000] [--logger] [-H <value>...]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
DESCRIPTION
Start a Swagger Editor instance
EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger-editor
$ openapi swagger-editor ./openapi.ymlSee code: src/commands/swagger-editor.ts
openapi swagger-ui [DEFINITION]
Start or bundle a Swagger UI instance
USAGE
$ openapi swagger-ui [DEFINITION] [-h] [-p 9000] [--logger] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-E x-internal] [--expand
full|list|none] [--operationids] [--filter] [--deeplinks] [--withcredentials] [--requestduration] [-H <value>...]
[-R /] [--proxy | -B outDir]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle=outDir bundle a static site to directory
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-p, --port=9000 [default: 9000] port
--[no-]deeplinks [default: true] allow deep linking
--expand=<option> [default: list] default expansion setting for the
operations and tags
<options: full|list|none>
--[no-]filter [default: true] enable filtering by tag
--[no-]logger [default: true] log requests
--[no-]operationids [default: true] display operationIds
--proxy set up a proxy for the api to avoid CORS issues
--[no-]requestduration [default: true] display request durations in "try it
now"
--[no-]withcredentials [default: true] send cookies in "try it now"
DESCRIPTION
Start or bundle a Swagger UI instance
EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger-ui
$ openapi swagger-ui ./openapi.yml
$ openapi swagger-ui ./openapi.yml --bundle outDirSee code: src/commands/swagger-ui.ts
openapi swagger2openapi [DEFINITION]
Convert Swagger 2.0 definitions to OpenAPI 3.0.x
USAGE
$ openapi swagger2openapi [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [-f
json|yaml|yml | --json | --yaml]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-f, --format=<option> [default: yaml] output format
<options: json|yaml|yml>
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--json format as json (short for -f json)
--yaml format as yaml (short for -f yaml)
DESCRIPTION
Convert Swagger 2.0 definitions to OpenAPI 3.0.x
EXAMPLES
$ openapi swagger2openapi --yaml ./swagger.json > openapi.ymlSee code: src/commands/swagger2openapi.ts
openapi test
Run automated tests against APIs
USAGE
$ openapi test [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U]
[--interactive] [-o operationId...] [-v] [-s <value>...] [-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-o, --operation=operationId... filter by operationId
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode
DESCRIPTION
Run automated tests against APIs
EXAMPLES
$ openapi test
$ openapi test -o getPetsSee code: src/commands/test/index.ts
openapi test add [DEFINITION]
Add automated tests for API operations
USAGE
$ openapi test add [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [--auto]
[-o operationId] [-n my test] [-c 2XXStatus...] [-p key=value...] [-d <value>] [-v] [--interactive] [-s <value>...]
[-k <value>] [-t <value>] [-u <value>] [-P <value>]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-P, --password=<value> set basic auth password
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-c, --checks=2XXStatus... checks to include in test
-d, --data=<value> request body
-h, --help Show CLI help.
-k, --apikey=<value> set api key
-n, --name=my test test name
-o, --operation=operationId operationId
-p, --param=key=value... parameter
-s, --security=<value>... use security scheme
-t, --token=<value> set bearer token
-u, --username=<value> set basic auth username
-v, --verbose verbose mode
--auto auto generate tests for all operations
--[no-]interactive [default: true] enable CLI interactive mode
DESCRIPTION
Add automated tests for API operations
EXAMPLES
$ openapi test add
$ openapi test add -o getPet --checks allSee code: src/commands/test/add.ts
openapi typegen [DEFINITION]
Generate types from openapi definition
USAGE
$ openapi typegen [DEFINITION] [-h] [-D] [-B] [-R /] [-H <value>...] [-V] [-S http://localhost:9000...] [-I
{"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}...] [-E x-internal] [-C default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend] [-U] [-b
<value>] [--client] [--backend] [-A]
ARGUMENTS
DEFINITION input definition file
FLAGS
-A, --[no-]type-aliases Generate module level type aliases for schema components
defined in spec
-B, --bundle resolve remote $ref pointers
-C, --strip=default|all|openapi_client_axios|openapi_backend Strip optional metadata such as examples and
descriptions from definition
-D, --dereference resolve $ref pointers
-E, --exclude-ext=x-internal Specify an openapi extension to exclude parts of the
spec
-H, --header=<value>... add request headers when calling remote urls
-I, --inject={"info":{"version":"1.0.0"}}... inject JSON to definition with deep merge
-R, --root=/ override API root path
-S, --server=http://localhost:9000... override servers definition
-U, --[no-]remove-unreferenced Remove unreferenced components, you can skip individual
component being removed by setting x-openapicmd-keep to
true
-V, --validate validate against openapi schema
-b, --banner=<value> include a banner comment at the top of the generated
file
-h, --help Show CLI help.
--backend Generate types for openapi-backend
--client Generate types for openapi-client-axios (default)
DESCRIPTION
Generate types from openapi definition
EXAMPLES
$ openapi typegen ./openapi.yml > openapi.d.tsSee code: src/commands/typegen.ts
openapi unload
Unset the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)
USAGE
$ openapi unload [-h]
FLAGS
-h, --help Show CLI help.
DESCRIPTION
Unset the default definition file for a workspace (writes to .openapiconfig)
EXAMPLES
$ openapi unloadSee code: src/commands/unload.ts
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