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title: "Decorators"
description: "Decorators exported by @typespec/openapi"
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## TypeSpec.OpenAPI

### `@defaultResponse` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.defaultResponse}

Specify that this model is to be treated as the OpenAPI `default` response.
This differs from the compiler built-in `@error` decorator as this does not necessarily represent an error.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.defaultResponse
```

#### Target

`Model`

#### Parameters

None

#### Examples

```typespec
@defaultResponse
model PetStoreResponse is object;

op listPets(): Pet[] | PetStoreResponse;
```

### `@extension` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.extension}

Attach some custom data to the OpenAPI element generated from this type.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.extension(key: valueof string, value: valueof unknown)
```

#### Target

`unknown`

#### Parameters

| Name  | Type              | Description      |
| ----- | ----------------- | ---------------- |
| key   | `valueof string`  | Extension key.   |
| value | `valueof unknown` | Extension value. |

#### Examples

```typespec
@extension("x-custom", "My value")
@extension("x-pageable", #{ nextLink: "x-next-link" })
op read(): string;
```

### `@externalDocs` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.externalDocs}

Specify the OpenAPI `externalDocs` property for this type.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.externalDocs(url: valueof string, description?: valueof string)
```

#### Target

`unknown`

#### Parameters

| Name        | Type             | Description             |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- |
| url         | `valueof string` | Url to the docs         |
| description | `valueof string` | Description of the docs |

#### Examples

```typespec
@externalDocs(
  "https://example.com/detailed.md",
  "Detailed information on how to use this operation"
)
op listPets(): Pet[];
```

### `@info` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.info}

Specify OpenAPI additional information.
The service `title` is already specified using `@service`.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.info(additionalInfo: valueof TypeSpec.OpenAPI.AdditionalInfo)
```

#### Target

`Namespace`

#### Parameters

| Name           | Type                                                                        | Description            |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| additionalInfo | [valueof `AdditionalInfo`](./data-types.md#TypeSpec.OpenAPI.AdditionalInfo) | Additional information |

### `@operationId` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.operationId}

Specify the OpenAPI `operationId` property for this operation.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.operationId(operationId: valueof string)
```

#### Target

`Operation`

#### Parameters

| Name        | Type             | Description         |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------------- |
| operationId | `valueof string` | Operation id value. |

#### Examples

```typespec
@operationId("download")
op read(): string;
```

### `@tagMetadata` {#@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.tagMetadata}

Specify OpenAPI tag metadata. Can be used in two forms:

- Inline form: specify a single tag by name with optional metadata.
- Array form: specify an ordered list of tags with their metadata in a single decorator call.

```typespec
@TypeSpec.OpenAPI.tagMetadata(name: valueof string | TypeSpec.OpenAPI.TagMetadataWithName[], tagMetadata?: valueof TypeSpec.OpenAPI.TagMetadata)
```

#### Target

`Namespace`

#### Parameters

| Name        | Type                                                                  | Description                                                         |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| name        | `valueof string \| TypeSpec.OpenAPI.TagMetadataWithName[]`            | Tag name (inline form) or array of tags with metadata (array form). |
| tagMetadata | [valueof `TagMetadata`](./data-types.md#TypeSpec.OpenAPI.TagMetadata) | Additional information for the tag. Only used in inline form.       |

#### Examples

##### Inline form

```typespec
@service
@tagMetadata(
  "Tag Name",
  #{
    description: "Tag description",
    externalDocs: #{ url: "https://example.com", description: "More info.", `x-custom`: "string" },
    `x-custom`: "string",
  }
)
@tagMetadata("Child Tag", #{ description: "Child tag description", parent: "Tag Name" })
namespace PetStore {

}
```

##### Array form (preserves explicit tag order)

```typespec
@service
@tagMetadata(#[
  #{ name: "First Tag", description: "First tag description" },
  #{ name: "Second Tag", description: "Second tag description" }
])
namespace PetStore {

}
```
