swagger-typescript-api-es

name	swagger-typescript-api-es
description	Guide for using swagger-typescript-api-es — a CLI and Node.js tool that generates TypeScript API clients from Swagger/OpenAPI schemas (ESM rewrite). Use when user asks to generate TypeScript API types from Swagger or OpenAPI, auto-generate axios or fetch HTTP client from swagger.json, set up swagger-typescript-api.config.ts, run gen-api-types script, or use swagger-typescript-api-es CLI.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"hunghg255","version":"0.0.15","source":"https://github.com/hunghg255/swagger-typescript-api-es"}

swagger-typescript-api-es

ESM + TypeScript rewrite of swagger-typescript-api. Generates fully-typed TypeScript API clients (axios or fetch) from a Swagger 2.0 / OpenAPI 3.0 schema URL or file.

Install

npm i swagger-typescript-api-es@latest --save-dev
# or
pnpm i swagger-typescript-api-es@latest -D

Quick Start (One-off CLI)

No install needed — run directly with npx:

npx swagger-typescript-api-es@latest -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -o ./src/api

Project Setup (Config File)

Step 1: Create swagger-typescript-api.config.ts at project root

import { defaultConfig } from 'swagger-typescript-api-es';

export default defaultConfig({
  name: 'api-axios.ts', // output filename
  output: './src/apis/axios-gentype', // output directory
  url: 'http://localhost:5002/api-json', // swagger schema URL
  httpClientType: 'axios', // 'axios' | 'fetch'
});

Step 2: Add script to package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "gen-api-types": "swagger-typescript-api-es"
  }
}

Step 3: Run

npm run gen-api-types
# or
pnpm gen-api-types

CLI Flags

npx swagger-typescript-api-es@latest --help

Key flags:

Flag	Description
-u <url>	URL to swagger schema
-o <path>	Output directory
-n <name>	Output filename
--axios	Use axios HTTP client
--fetch	Use fetch HTTP client

Using a Local Schema File

Instead of url, use input for a local file:

export default defaultConfig({
  name: 'api.ts',
  output: './src/api',
  input: './swagger.json', // local file path
  httpClientType: 'fetch',
});

Gotchas

• Config filename must be exactly swagger-typescript-api.config.ts (or .js / .mjs) — the CLI looks for this name by default.
• url and input are mutually exclusive — use url for remote schemas, input for local files. Providing both causes unpredictable behavior.
• output directory must exist or be creatable — the tool does not create deeply nested paths automatically; ensure parent dirs exist.
• cleanOutput: true deletes everything in the output folder before generating — do not point it at a folder that has hand-written files.
• httpClientType defaults to fetch — explicitly set 'axios' if your project uses axios, otherwise the generated client won't import it.
• unwrapResponseData: true changes the return shape — with it, api.getUser() returns the data directly instead of the full axios response; set consistently across your codebase.
• extractEnums: true is needed for proper enum generation — without it, enums are inlined as string literals in types.
• Swagger 2.0 vs OpenAPI 3.0 — both are supported but some options like generateResponses behave differently between versions. Test with your actual schema.

See references/options.md for the full IOptions reference. See references/patterns.md for common usage patterns.