Scalar Openapi Reference Api Client Platform

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name: "Scalar OpenAPI Reference and API Client Platform"
slug: "scalar-openapi-reference-api-client-platform"
description: "Scalar is an open-source API platform for publishing modern OpenAPI references and testing endpoints with a built-in API client. It fits agent workflows that need readable API docs, interactive request testing, and framework-friendly integrations across many stacks."
github_stars: 14624
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/scalar/scalar"
author: "scalar"
category: "Library & API Reference"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "scalar/scalar"
  github_stars: 14624
---

# Scalar OpenAPI Reference and API Client Platform

Scalar is an open-source API platform for publishing modern OpenAPI references and testing endpoints with a built-in API client. It fits agent workflows that need readable API docs, interactive request testing, and framework-friendly integrations across many stacks.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Docker](https://scalar.com/products/api-references/integrations/docker)
- [Python](https://scalar.com/products/api-references/integrations/python)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- All you need is a single HTML file to create an amazing API reference:
- html
- <!doctype html>

- Source: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scalar/scalar/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://scalar.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/scalar-openapi-reference-api-client-platform/)