# libopenapi - enterprise grade OpenAPI tools for golang.

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libopenapi has full support for Swagger (OpenAPI 2), OpenAPI 3, and OpenAPI 3.1. It can handle the largest and most
complex specifications you can think of.
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## Sponsors & users
If your company is using `libopenapi`, please considering [supporting this project](https://github.com/sponsors/daveshanley),
like our _very kind_ sponsors:
[Speakeasy](https://speakeasyapi.dev/?utm_source=libopenapi+repo&utm_medium=github+sponsorship)
[scalar](https://scalar.com)
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`libopenapi` is pretty new, so our list of notable projects that depend on `libopenapi` is small (let me know if you'd like to add your project)
- [github.com/daveshanley/vacuum](https://github.com/daveshanley/vacuum) - "The world's fastest and most scalable OpenAPI/Swagger linter/quality tool"
- [github.com/pb33f/openapi-changes](https://github.com/pb33f/openapi-changes) - "The world's **sexiest** OpenAPI breaking changes detector"
- [github.com/pb33f/wiretap](https://github.com/pb33f/openapi-changes) - "The world's **coolest** OpenAPI compliance analysis tool"
- [github.com/danielgtaylor/restish](https://github.com/danielgtaylor/restish) - "Restish is a CLI for interacting with REST-ish HTTP APIs"
- [github.com/speakeasy-api/speakeasy](https://github.com/speakeasy-api/speakeasy) - "Speakeasy CLI makes validating OpenAPI docs and generating idiomatic SDKs easy!"
- [github.com/apicat/apicat](https://github.com/apicat/apicat) - "AI-powered API development tool"
- [github.com/mattermost/mattermost](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost) - "Software development lifecycle platform"
- Your project here?
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## Come chat with us
Need help? Have a question? Want to share your work? [Join our discord](https://discord.gg/x7VACVuEGP) and
come say hi!
## Check out the `libopenapi-validator`
Need to validate requests, responses, parameters or schemas? Use the new
[libopenapi-validator](https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi-validator) module.
## Documentation
See all the documentation at https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/
- [Installing libopenapi](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/installing/)
- [Using OpenAPI](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/openapi/)
- [Using Swagger](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/swagger/)
- [The Data Model](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/model/)
- [Validation](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/validation/)
- [Modifying / Mutating the OpenAPI Model](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/modifying/)
- [Mocking / Creating Examples](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/mocks/)
- [Using Vendor Extensions](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/extensions/)
- [The Index](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/index/)
- [The Resolver](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/resolver/)
- [The Rolodex](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/rolodex/)
- [Circular References](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/circular-references/)
- [Bundling Specs](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/bundling/)
- [What Changed / Diff Engine](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/what-changed/)
- [FAQ](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/faq/)
- [About libopenapi](https://pb33f.io/libopenapi/about/)
> **Read the go docs at [https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pb33f/libopenapi](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pb33f/libopenapi)**
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### Quick-start tutorial
👀 **Get rolling fast using `libopenapi` with the
[Parsing OpenAPI files using go](https://quobix.com/articles/parsing-openapi-using-go/)** guide 👀
> Read the full docs at [https://pkg.go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pb33f/libopenapi)
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