r/OpenAPI is a subreddit with 1k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses openapi, api, spec, documentation, and testing.
The Open API Initiative (OAI) was created by a consortium of forward-looking industry experts who recognize the immense value of standardizing on how REST APIs are described.
Popular Themes in r/OpenAPI
#1
Solution Requests
: "Generate Wasm bindings using OpenAPI-format schemas"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "OpenAPI / JSON learning resource"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why is writing OpenAPI YAML still such a pain in 2025?"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Look Mom I finally did it! Laravel API Course with 24 videos, for free. Aimed at developers wanting to up their API game."
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I'm Exploring Building Niche APIs to Solve Real-World Problems – What APIs Do You Wish Existed?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "API Documentation Drift?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/OpenAPI
#1
Openapi
: "Why is writing Openapi YAML still such a pain in 2025?"
91 posts
#2
Api
: "I'm creating an AI platform for consume OpenApi Apis with AI agents"
57 posts
#3
Spec
: "Difficult Spec refuses to work with generators and some linters."
32 posts
#4
Documentation
: "OpenAPI/Swagger specification converter"
29 posts
#5
Testing
28 posts
#6
Integration
: "Integration Digest: July 2024"
23 posts
#7
Theme
19 posts
#8
Design
15 posts
#9
Generator
: "Prototyping OpenAPI docs with LLMs"
13 posts
#10
Yaml
: "Why is writing OpenAPI Yaml still such a pain in 2025?"
11 posts
Member Growth in r/OpenAPI
Yearly
+164 members(19.0%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026