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Alex Spinov
Alex Spinov

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Scalar Has a Free API That Most Developers Dont Know About

#documentation #webdev #api #openapi

Scalar generates beautiful interactive API docs from OpenAPI specs. Replaces Swagger UI.

Express 

import { apiReference } from "@scalar/express-api-reference";
app.use("/docs", apiReference({ spec: { url: "/openapi.json" }, theme: "purple" }));
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Next.js 

import { ApiReference } from "@scalar/nextjs-api-reference";
export default function Docs() {
  return <ApiReference spec={{ url: "/api/openapi" }} />;
}
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Key Features

  • Interactive API docs
  • Built-in API client
  • Multiple themes
  • Framework integrations

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