Stoplight is a collaborative, design-first API platform providing a visual editor for OpenAPI specifications, interactive hosted documentation, automatic mock servers, API style guides and governance, and open-source tools including Prism (mock server), Spectral (JSON/YAML linter), and Elements (documentation components). Acquired by SmartBear in 2023, Stoplight enables teams to design, document, and govern APIs at scale using a design-first approach. The platform supports OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, v2.0, Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x.
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- Type: Index
- Position: Consumer
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- API Design
- API Documentation
- API Governance
- AsyncAPI
- Design-First
- Linting
- Mock Servers
- OpenAPI
- Style Guides
- Created: 2026-03-03
- Modified: 2026-05-02
Collaborative API design and documentation management SaaS platform with visual OpenAPI editor, hosted documentation, mock servers, governance, and Git integration.
Human URL: https://stoplight.io
- API Design, API Documentation, API Governance, Design-First, Mock Servers, OpenAPI, Style Guides
Open-source HTTP mock and proxy server that turns OpenAPI v2/v3 and Postman Collection files into realistic API servers with mocking, transformations, and validations.
Human URL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/prism
- API Testing, Mock Servers, Open Source, OpenAPI, Postman, Proxy, Validation
Open-source JSON/YAML linter for creating automated API style guides with built-in support for OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, v2.0, Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. Integrates into CI/CD pipelines.
Human URL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral
- API Governance, AsyncAPI, CI/CD, Linting, Open Source, OpenAPI, Style Guides
Open-source toolkit for building interactive API documentation from OpenAPI specs using embeddable React or Web Components.
Human URL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/elements
- API Documentation, Components, Open Source, OpenAPI, React, Web Components
Visual API design editor for OpenAPI v2/v3 with validation, mocking, and modeling support. Available as web app and desktop application.
Human URL: https://stoplight.io/api-design
- API Design, Editor, OpenAPI, Technical Writing
Command-line tool for CI/CD integration of API governance checks and Spectral linting.
Human URL: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/1e78f9c9bfc1e-stoplight-cli
- CI/CD, CLI, DevOps, Open Source, OpenAPI
| File | Description |
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| stoplight-spectral-ruleset-schema.json | JSON Schema for Spectral ruleset files |
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| stoplight-spectral-ruleset-structure.json | Spectral ruleset file structure documentation |
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| stoplight-context.jsonld | JSON-LD context for Stoplight tooling vocabulary |
| File | Description |
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| stoplight-vocabulary.yml | Domain vocabulary for API design, governance, and tooling |
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FN: Kin Lane
Email: kin@apievangelist.com