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Spring Boot OpenAPI Swagger Documentation

April 5, 2026

Automatic API Documentation

Generate interactive OpenAPI 3 documentation with Swagger UI for REST APIs. Production-ready API specs with request/response examples, security schemes, and validation docs.

Complete Configuration

springdoc.api-docs.enabled=true
springdoc.swagger-ui.path=/swagger-ui.html
springdoc.paths-to-match=/api/v1/**

Advanced Annotations

Operation summary and tags
Request/response examples
Security requirement docs
Schema customization

Production Features

OpenAPI 3.1 specification
Multiple security schemes
Export JSON/YAML specs

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