Nintex and the OpenAPI Specification
Nintex Xtensions use JSON JavaScript Object Notation: a data format based on JavaScript that is commonly used for API request parameters and responses. and the OpenAPI Specification A standard, language-agnostic description of RESTful APIs that can be read by both humans and machines. Formerly known as Swagger..
About the OpenAPI Specification
The standard started out as Swagger.io in 2010. OpenAPI has been adopted by the open source community, which has brought a wide range of tools to the standard. The OpenAPI Specification is supported by many of the major web application frameworks such as .Net, NodeJS, Java, Ruby, and Python's Django and Bottle, and has also been adopted by companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Altlassian for defining APIs A programming interface that defines how a software platform can receive and respond to requests from other software platforms.. With such a large user community, you are more likely to find answers to your questions, insight into many of the problems you may discover, and hopefully solutions.
The standard also supports specification extensions A Nintex-specific OpenAPI Specification key that allows special functionality within Nintex Xtensions. that allows Nintex to tailor the standard to provide additional functionality. You can find the reference to the Nintex-specific tags at Customize actions with specification extensions.
Nintex Support for the OpenAPI Specification
Nintex Xtensions only supports a subset of the OpenAPI 2.0 Specification. You can find more information at Limitations and Known Issues.