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OpenAPI Validator

Check a local Swagger 2.0, OpenAPI 3.0 or OpenAPI 3.1 document for schema errors and broken internal references. Read the reported paths without querying your API.

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Enter the inputs, then select Validate OpenAPI.

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How OpenAPI Validator works

Validate JSON or YAML against the bundled official specification schema and check internal references.

Processing uses bundled libraries in this browser. The result table shows the supported checks; it does not query another service.

Concept diagram for OpenAPI Validator, showing openapi json or yaml input and the supported output.
Concept diagram; the three operation images are actual browser captures.

How to validate OpenAPI

Start with the supported input, then check the generated result.

Enter the source details

Use OpenAPI JSON or YAML. The form starts with an example you can replace.

Input and settings
OpenAPI Validator: input and settings in the implemented browser tool
Actual local browser view. Open the image to read it at full size.

Check the input settings

Read the supported input format and size limits before submitting.

Tool result
OpenAPI Validator: tool result in the implemented browser tool
Actual local browser view. Open the image to read it at full size.

Read the result table

Read each reported path or recorded value. A clean table only covers the checks described on this page.

Review the details
OpenAPI Validator: review the details in the implemented browser tool
Actual local browser view. Open the image to read it at full size.

When to use OpenAPI Validator

These workflows use the formats and behavior supported by this implementation.

Check a spec before review

Check a JSON or YAML specification before sending it for review. Issue rows identify the document paths that need attention.

Developer input and configuration represented by document cards.
Prepare the input. Concept illustration.

Find a broken local reference

Find a missing local schema reference without sending the document to another service. External references remain unresolved.

A developer example flowing from input to reviewed output.
Inspect an example. Concept illustration.

Review a version change

Use the declared specification version to select the appropriate structural schema. A valid document still needs endpoint and behavior tests.

Developer output handed to the next stage of a workflow.
Use the result in your workflow. Concept illustration.

What the check result contains

Keep the output format and conversion policy in view.

Schema errors for Swagger 2.0, OpenAPI 3.0 or OpenAPI 3.1. Validate JSON or YAML against the bundled official specification schema and check internal references.

Compare the result with the original before replacing a source file. Conversion limits are listed below.

A developer result reviewed alongside its source.
Review the returned output. Concept illustration.

Supported input and limits

Check these conditions before relying on the result.

No remote references are fetched. External references are reported as unresolved. Structural validation does not test endpoints, authentication or API behavior.

Input and results are not stored after leaving or reloading. Keep the original and download any output you need.

Input format and assumptions reviewed for a developer task.
Check format and assumptions. Concept illustration.

Validate OpenAPI with your input

Read the reported paths and values after processing your input.

Validate OpenAPI

OpenAPI Validator: common questions

Answers about using OpenAPI Validator and understanding its results.

What does this tool produce?

It produces schema errors for Swagger 2.0, OpenAPI 3.0 or OpenAPI 3.1. No remote references are fetched. External references are reported as unresolved. Structural validation does not test endpoints, authentication or API behavior.

Is my input uploaded?

Processing runs in this browser with local bundled libraries. No input is sent to a conversion server. Download your result before leaving the page.