Transform Your OpenAPI Spec into Interactive, AI-Powered
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A working docs site is built from a GitHub repo in about 20–25 minutes: fork the example, sign up for GitBook, enable Git sync and point at a subdirectory in a monorepo, press initial sync and publish. OpenAPI YAML files are added by URL and rendered as auto-updating API docs (GitBook polls every six hours or on-demand), producing computed content (endpoints, models, code samples). OpenAPI descriptions accept GitBook markdown blocks, x-code-samples lets custom snippets, endpoints can be marked experimental and test buttons hidden, and the built-in assistant answers queries from the live docs.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00GitBook and API docs
- 1:52Setting up a GitBook organization and site
- 4:25Git sync with GitHub
- 6:13Publish initial docs site
- 8:00Edit with change requests
- 9:25Add OpenAPI specs
- 11:51Embed API endpoints
- 15:03API reference section
- 17:10Customize site appearance
- 19:37Site settings and search
- 21:01Enhance OpenAPI with blocks
- 24:53Push updates sync docs
- 26:32Advanced OpenAPI customizations
- 28:16Benefits of seamless updates
- 28:41Finalized docs site
- 29:24GitBook Assistant Q&A
- 30:46GitBook Agent for edits
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