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Swagger documentation, often referred to as OpenAPI documentation, is a standardized, language-agnostic specification for describing RESTful APIs. It allows developers to describe the structure of APIs, including the available endpoints, the operations on those endpoints, the parameters that can be accepted, and the response formats. This description is typically written in JSON or YAML.

The primary purpose of Swagger documentation is to enable both humans and machines to understand the capabilities of an API without requiring access to the source code, additional documentation, or network traffic inspection. This facilitates easier integration for developers consuming the API and streamlines the development process.

Key components of Swagger documentation include:

- Paths: The endpoints available in the API.

- Operations: The HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) supported for each path.

- Parameters: The data that can be sent to the API, including their location (query, header, path, body), type, and description.

- Responses: The possible outcomes of an operation, detailing the status codes and the structure of the response body.

- Schemas: Definitions for the data structures used in requests and responses, often leveraging JSON Schema.

Tools like Swagger UI can then take this documentation and automatically generate interactive API documentation that can be browsed and tested directly in a web browser. Swagger Editor provides an interface for writing and validating OpenAPI specifications. This comprehensive approach to API description significantly enhances API discoverability and usability.