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In this article:

  • x-yc-apigateway:variables extension
  • VariableObject
  • Usage
  • Extension specification
  • Use cases
  1. Concepts
  2. Specification extensions
  3. Specification parameterization

Specification parameterization

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at April 18, 2025
  • x-yc-apigateway:variables extension
    • VariableObject
    • Usage
    • Extension specification
  • Use cases

With specification parameterization, you can change the way API Gateway works by setting different values for individual variables rather than the entire specification. For this, you can use the x-yc-apigateway:variables extension.

x-yc-apigateway:variables extension

The x-yc-apigateway:variables extension allows you to declare variables that are used for specification parameterization.

VariableObject

VariableObject is a set of OpenAPI specification parameters that define a variable and its possible values.

Parameters

The table below lists the VariableObject parameters.

Parameter Type Required Description
default string, int, double, boolean Yes Default variable value. It is used if the enum parameter is not specified.
enum string[], int[], double[], boolean[] No List of acceptable variable values. If it is not specified, the variable may take any value.
description string No Text description of the variable.

Usage

After you declare the variable, you can use a ${var.name} statement further in the specification, where name is the name of the variable. API Gateway will replace the variable name with the value you set when creating or updating an API gateway, if required.

Extension specification

Extension specification example:

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Sample API
  version: 1.0.0

x-yc-apigateway:
  variables:
    environment:
      default: "prod"
      enum:
        - "prod"
        - "testing"
        - "dev"
      description: "API Gateway installation"

paths:
  /env/info:
    get:
      x-yc-apigateway-integration:
        type: dummy
        content:
          '*': It is ${var.environment} environment!
        http_code: 200
        http_headers:
          Content-Type: text/plain

Use cases

  • Canary release of a Cloud Functions function

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