x-6a-template

A template value defines the default content provided in an API user interface. Generally this can be considered a “reasonable” or “typical” value for API requests, but is not the same as a static or default value in the OpenAPI document. Note especially this difference because a schema default would be supplied by a server implementation in the absence of a submitted value.

Template values are most use within an API Client when combined with variables, as they can save repetitive typing of a common value across many endpoints (such as a user ID used by multiple GET endpoints). Variables in a template are surrounded by double-curly-brackets e.g. {{varname}}

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Template values are most often found in endpoint parameters and headers. (TODO: fill in all supported locations)