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It supports various protocols and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/typespec-a-practical-typescript-inspired-api-definition-language-h7jodni4f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/H7jOdNI4f.png og:image:alt: TypeSpec: A Practical TypeScript-Inspired API Definition Language 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. # TypeSpec: A Practical TypeScript-Inspired API Definition Language **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary TypeSpec is a new TypeScript-inspired API definition language that addresses the complex needs of modern API design. It supports various protocols and serialization formats, enabling developers to manage multiple API specifications using a single tool. TypeSpec promotes API abstraction, protocol agnosticism, and developer familiarity to improve API quality and consistency. Its fundamental value proposition is to make building and working with APIs less costly and more practical, unlocking scalability and interoperability benefits. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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