--- title: Document Your Spring REST APIs with Annotations | daily.dev description: Learn how to document Spring REST APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI annotations like @Tag, @Operation, @Parameter, @ApiResponse, and @Schema. These annotations keep... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/document-your-spring-rest-apis-with-annotations-hhsdellg2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Document Your Spring REST APIs with Annotations | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to document Spring REST APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI annotations like @Tag, @Operation, @Parameter, @ApiResponse, and @Schema. These annotations keep... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/document-your-spring-rest-apis-with-annotations-hhsdellg2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HHsDELLg2.png og:image:alt: Document Your Spring REST APIs with Annotations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Document Your Spring REST APIs with Annotations **[Foojay.io](https://daily.dev/sources/foojayio)** · 5 min read · 21 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to document Spring REST APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI annotations like @Tag, @Operation, @Parameter, @ApiResponse, and @Schema. These annotations keep API documentation synchronized with code, making endpoints self-documenting and easier to maintain. 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