redocly-cli/docs/rules/no-unused-components.md

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no-unused-components

Ensures that every component specified in your API description is used at least once. In this context, "used" means that a component defined in the components object is referenced elsewhere in the API document with $ref.

OAS	Compatibility
2.0	❌
3.0	✅
3.1	✅

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Root ==> Components

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API design principles

This rule is intended to help security-focused enterprises prevent data leaks. Components can leak schemas, parameters, and other properties that may be unused in the exposed APIs, but used internally elsewhere.

However, your API document may contain common components used in other APIs. If that describes your use-case, turn this rule off.

Configuration

Option	Type	Description
severity	string	Possible values: off, warn, error. Default warn (in recommended configuration).

An example configuration:

rules:
  no-unused-components: error

Examples

Given this configuration:

rules:
  no-unused-components: error

Example of incorrect components:

openapi: 3.1.0
paths:
  /customers:
    $ref: '#/components/pathItems/customers'
components:
  pathItems:
    customers:
      # ...
    dealers:
      # ...

The dealers PathItem is an unused component.

Example of correct components:

openapi: 3.1.0
paths:
  /customers:
    $ref: '#/components/pathItems/customers'
components:
  pathItems:
    customers:
      # ...

Relates rules

• no-undefined-refs

Resources

• The Redocly CLI bundle command supports an option called --remove-unused-components. Use it to automatically clean up any unused components from your OpenAPI document while bundling it.
• Rule source
• Components docs