API Guide
OpenAPI Spec
The SpaceTraders API is documented using the OpenAPI Specification. This allows users to generate a client library for the API in many different languages. You can find the repository with our OpenAPI specification here.
Stoplight Studio
We provide access to our API documentation through Stoplight Studio. This allows you to interact with the API directly from your browser and is synced with our OpenAPI specification.
Generating a Client Library
The OpenAPI specification can be used to generate a client library for the SpaceTraders API in many different languages using the OpenAPI Generator .
The following is an example of generating a TypeScript client library using the typescript-axios generator and the bundled specification from Stoplight.
The following openapi-generator was installed using homebrew, but you can find installation instructions for your platform here.
openapi-generator generate \
-i https://stoplight.io/api/v1/projects/spacetraders/spacetraders/nodes/reference/SpaceTraders.json?fromExportButton=true&snapshotType=http_service&deref=optimizedBundle \
-o packages/spacetraders-sdk \
-g typescript-axios \
--additional-properties=npmName="spacetraders-sdk" \
--additional-properties=npmVersion="2.0.0" \
--additional-properties=supportsES6=true \
--additional-properties=withSeparateModelsAndApi=true \
--additional-properties=modelPackage="models" \
--additional-properties=apiPackage="api"
Bundled References
Our specification file uses the $ref keyword frequently to reference other files. This can cause issues with some OpenAPI generators.
However, Stoplight has a link for the bundled specification that can be used to generate a client library.