This is a story inspired by true events, about a team and the everyday struggles they faced while building an API defined by spreadsheets and documents.

APIs need standards, too. Building your application on top of unpredictable and unreliable APIs is a time-killer. It’s just one headache after another.

OpenAPI Specification (formerly Swagger Specification) is an API description format for REST APIs. An OpenAPI file allows you to describe your entire API.

We will delve into the world of API security testing, with a focus on Swagger, a popular and widely used API documentation and management tool.