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Swagger Vs OpenAPI

Swagger refers to a suite of tools created by SmartBear that supports the OpenAPI Specification, which is a standard for defining RESTful APIs. The OpenAPI Specification was originally known as Swagger and was donated to the Linux Foundation in 2016. Today, Swagger tools like Swagger UI and Swagger Editor are used to work with OpenAPI specs, which are vendor-neutral and maintained by the OpenAPI Initiative.

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Swagger Vs OpenAPI

Swagger refers to a suite of tools created by SmartBear that supports the OpenAPI Specification, which is a standard for defining RESTful APIs. The OpenAPI Specification was originally known as Swagger and was donated to the Linux Foundation in 2016. Today, Swagger tools like Swagger UI and Swagger Editor are used to work with OpenAPI specs, which are vendor-neutral and maintained by the OpenAPI Initiative.

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Swagger vs OpenAPI

difference between swagger and open api

The terms Swagger and OpenAPI are closely related but refer to different things. Here's a clear
breakdown of the differences between Swagger and OpenAPI:

🔹 1. Definition
Term Description

OpenAPI A specification (format/standard) for defining RESTful APIs. Current version: 3.1.0 (as of mid-2025).
A toolset (originally a spec + tools) that supports the OpenAPI Specification. Now maintained under
Swagger
the OpenAPI Initiative.

🔹 2. History
Swagger was originally the name of both the specification and the tooling created by SmartBear.

In 2016, the specification was donated to the Linux Foundation and renamed to OpenAPI
Specification (OAS).

Swagger continued as a suite of tools that supports OpenAPI.

🔹 3. What They Refer To Today


Aspect Swagger OpenAPI

The official name of the API spec format


Spec Old name for the API definition format
(OpenAPI Spec)

Tools like Swagger UI, Swagger Editor, OpenAPI has other tools too, like Redoc,
Tools
Swagger Codegen Stoplight, etc.

Branding under SmartBear (e.g., A vendor-neutral initiative under the


Community/Brand
SwaggerHub) OpenAPI Initiative (OAI)

🔹 4. Examples
OpenAPI Specification (OAS) is a JSON/YAML document that describes your API: endpoints,
request/response formats, authentication, etc.

Swagger UI renders that OAS file as an interactive API documentation page in the browser.

🔹 5. Popular Swagger Tools (supporting OpenAPI)


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✅ Swagger UI – Render documentation from OpenAPI files.
✅ Swagger Editor – Create/edit OpenAPI specs in the browser.
✅ Swagger Codegen – Generate server/client code from OpenAPI spec.
✅ SwaggerHub – Commercial tool for API design and collaboration.
✅ Summary
Swagger OpenAPI

Tooling ecosystem Specification format

Created by SmartBear Maintained by OpenAPI Initiative


Includes UI, Editor, Codegen Defines how to describe REST APIs

Supports OpenAPI Is supported by Swagger

If you're writing API docs or building developer tools, you'll write in OpenAPI format and likely use
Swagger tools to visualize or generate code from it.

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