We are thrilled to announce new enhancements that will make it easier for organizations to write API documentation and share public API docs in SwaggerHub.
New visual editor for documenting OAS definitions
You can now edit API information and metadata without needing to work directly in the YAML editor in SwaggerHub.
The new visual editing experience is perfect for team members that may not have direct knowledge of the YAML syntax or for technical writers that need to build out important details within your OAS definition like API information (title, description, license, contact information) or operational metadata (summary, description, tags).
Changes made in the visual editor will automatically sync with the YAML code editor and will be visualized in the UI view in real-time. The editor also supports markdown syntax, allowing different formats and styles to be applied to technical documentation that may be cumbersome to describe in the YAML editor.
Note: This is the first release of the visual editor in SwaggerHub. In the future, we will be adding enhanced functionality for describing endpoints, headers, bodies, and more.
Accessing the new Visual Editor
To switch to the Visual Editor, click Show Visual Editor in the sidebar of the SwaggerHub editor. If the cursor is inside a specific operation in the YAML code, Visual Editor will open for that operation.
Select an item in the Navigation panel on the left. If the Navigation panel is hidden, click the Show Visual Editor icon in the sidebar to show it.
Explore the New Visual Editor
Add company logo and branding to Swagger UI docs
Organizations can now add their own branding to their API documentation hosted in SwaggerHub. The new customizable docs feature is perfect for organizations that are leveraging SwaggerHub to share documentation for external APIs.
The new functionality lets organizations upload their company logo to replace the standard SwaggerHub logo and customize the header colors to match their corporate branding.
Docs Branding is available to organizations on the Team and Enterprise plans.
Accessing new Docs Branding feature
The organization owner can configure the branding options on the Docs Branding page of the organization settings:
- Click your username and select Settings.
- Switch to the My Organizations tab.
- Select Docs Branding in the sidebar on the left.
Explore the New Docs Branding Functionality
Integration with Azure DevOps Services
The new Azure DevOps Services integration lets you synchronize your API definition, auto-generated server code, or client SDK with an existing Git repository in Azure DevOps Services (formerly Visual Studio Team Services or VSTS). Every time you save your API in SwaggerHub, the integration will update the code in the specified repository.
The integration with Azure DevOps Services is the latest source control integration added to SwaggerHub, along with the existing integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
Accessing the new integration:
- Open your OAS 2.0 or OAS 3.0 definition in the SwaggerHub editor.
- If the API has several versions, select the version you want to synchronize with your repository in Azure DevOps Services.
- Click the API name to open the API Info panel.
- In the API Info panel, switch to the Integrations tab, and click Add New Integrations.
- Select Azure DevOps Services from the list of integrations.
Explore the Azure DevOps Services Integration
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