Linting Rules - OpenAPI V3 - Request Body JSON Media Type on POST

Number of APIs: 1

This is a Spectral governance rule to make sure that POST methods have an application/json media type for the request body in an OpenAPI. Here is a JSON version of the rule that can be applied using this API-driven collection API, or at CLI or CI/CD pipeline.

{
  "openapi-v3-request-body-json-media-type-on-post": {
    "description": "Ensures that POST methods have request bodies.",
    "message": "Your POST methods should have request bodies.",
    "given": "$.paths.*.post[requestBody].content",
    "recommended": true,
    "severity": "error",
    "then": {
      "field": "application/json",
      "function": "truthy"
    }
  }
}

This request can be run as part of this collection, or dragged and dropped to another collection of governance requests organized by folder, demonstrating how API governance linting works, but also providing a rule that can be used as part of your wider API governance strategy.

1. OpenAPI V3 - Request Body JSON Media Type on POST POST {{baseUrl}}/linter?rulesUrl=https://rules.linting.org/rules/openapi-v3-request-body-json-media-type-on-post/