Fields
Use ParamField and ResponseField components to document API request and response parameters with types, defaults, and validation rules.
Use fields to document API parameters and responses. There are two types of fields: parameter fields and response fields.
Parameter field
Section titled “Parameter field”Use the <ParamField> component to define parameters for your APIs or SDKs. Adding a ParamField automatically adds an API Playground.
param(string, required) — An example of a parameter field
<ParamField path="param" type="string" required>
An example of a parameter field
</ParamField>Properties
Section titled “Properties”-
query, path, body, or header(string) — Whether the parameter is a query, path, body, or header. Followed by the parameter name. -
type(string) — Expected type of the parameter's value.
Supports number, string, boolean, object.
Define arrays using the [] suffix. For example string[].
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required(boolean) — Indicate whether you require the parameter. -
deprecated(boolean) — Indicate whether you have deprecated the parameter. -
default(any) — Default value populated when the request value is empty. -
placeholder(string) — Placeholder text for the input in the playground. -
children(string) — Description of the parameter (Markdown-enabled). -
className(string) — Additional CSS classes to apply to the field.
Response field
Section titled “Response field”The <ResponseField> component defines the return values of an API.
response(string, required) — An example of a response field
<ResponseField name="response" type="string" required>
A response field example
</ResponseField>Properties
Section titled “Properties”-
name(string, required) — The name of the response value. -
type(string, required) — Expected type of the response value. This can be any arbitrary string. -
default(string) — The default value. -
required(boolean) — Indicate whether you require the response. -
deprecated(boolean) — Whether you have deprecated a field. -
pre(string[]) — Labels that appear before the name of the field. -
post(string[]) — Labels that appear after the name of the field. -
className(string) — Additional CSS classes to apply to the field.