Linting Rules - OpenAPI V3 - Response PATCH 204 No Body

Number of APIs: 1

This is a Spectral governance rule to make sure that PATCH methods do not have a response 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-response-patch-204-no-body": {
    "description": "Ensures PATCH operations do not have a response body.",
    "message": "A PATCH operation should not have a response body.",
    "severity": "error",
    "given": "$paths.patch.responses.204",
    "then": {
      "field": "content",
      "function": "falsy"
    }
  }
}

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 - Response PATCH 204 No Body POST {{baseUrl}}/linter?rulesUrl=https://rules.linting.org/rules/openapi-v3-response-patch-204-no-body/