How to Automatically Consume RESTful APIs in Your Frontend

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swagger.io

Swagger is an open-source software framework that implements the OpenAPI Specification—an API description format for REST APIs. The OpenAPI Specification defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to HTTP APIs, enabling both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the API.

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React

Now, it's time to consume our API. We'll use React for this tutorail, but feel free to use any other framework you prefer; the process remains the same. Additionally, we'll utilize SWR to fetch data from the API and TypeScript to ensure type safety.

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OpenAPI Generator

As an alternative, you can also use the official OpenAPI Generator, which is a more generic tool supporting a wide range of languages and frameworks.

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