https://github.com/oasdiff/oasdiff-action

GitHub action for comparing and detect breaking changes in OpenAPI specs
https://github.com/oasdiff/oasdiff-action

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GitHub action for comparing and detect breaking changes in OpenAPI specs

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/oasdiff/oasdiff-action
Owner: oasdiff
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2023-05-11T15:04:31.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2026-03-14T16:24:16.000Z (about 1 month ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-16T10:38:34.984Z (about 1 month ago)
Topics: breaking-changes, changelog, diff, github-actions, openapi, openapi-spec, openapi3, swagger
Language: Shell
Homepage: https://www.oasdiff.com/
Size: 108 KB
Stars: 60
Watchers: 4
Forks: 30
Open Issues: 6
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: changelog/Dockerfile
- License: LICENSE

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          # oasdiff-action

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GitHub Actions for comparing OpenAPI specs and detecting breaking changes, based on [oasdiff](https://github.com/oasdiff/oasdiff).

## Quick start

Add this workflow to `.github/workflows/oasdiff.yaml` to block PRs that introduce breaking API changes.

Replace `openapi.yaml` with the path to your OpenAPI spec:

```yaml

name: oasdiff

on:

  pull_request:

    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:

  breaking-changes:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

      - uses: oasdiff/oasdiff-action/breaking@v0.0.43

        with:

          base: 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml'

          revision: 'HEAD:openapi.yaml'

          fail-on: WARN

```

This compares your spec on the PR branch against the base branch and fails the workflow if any breaking changes are found.

---

## Free actions

The following actions run the oasdiff CLI directly in your GitHub runner — no account or token required.

### Check for breaking changes

Detects breaking changes and writes inline GitHub annotations to the Actions summary. Fails the workflow when changes at or above the `fail-on` severity are found.

```yaml

name: oasdiff

on:

  pull_request:

    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:

  breaking-changes:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

      - uses: oasdiff/oasdiff-action/breaking@v0.0.43

        with:

          base: 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml'

          revision: 'HEAD:openapi.yaml'

          fail-on: WARN

```

| Input | Default | Description | Accepted values |

|---|---|---|---|

| `base` | — (required) | Path to the base (old) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `revision` | — (required) | Path to the revised (new) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `fail-on` | `''` | Fail with exit code 1 if changes are found at or above this severity | `ERR`, `WARN` |

| `include-checks` | `''` | Include optional breaking change checks | check names (comma-separated) |

| `include-path-params` | `false` | Include path parameter names in endpoint matching | `true`, `false` |

| `deprecation-days-beta` | `31` | Minimum sunset period (days) for deprecation of beta API endpoints | integer |

| `deprecation-days-stable` | `180` | Minimum sunset period (days) for deprecation of stable API endpoints | integer |

| `exclude-elements` | `''` | Exclude certain kinds of changes from the output | `endpoints`, `request`, `response` (comma-separated) |

| `filter-extension` | `''` | Exclude paths and operations with an OpenAPI Extension matching this expression | regex |

| `composed` | `false` | Run in composed mode | `true`, `false` |

| `flatten-allof` | `false` | Merge allOf subschemas into a single schema before diff | `true`, `false` |

| `err-ignore` | `''` | Path to a file containing regex patterns for error-level changes to ignore | file path |

| `warn-ignore` | `''` | Path to a file containing regex patterns for warning-level changes to ignore | file path |

| `output-to-file` | `''` | Write output to this file path instead of stdout | file path |

### Generate a changelog

Outputs all changes (breaking and non-breaking) between two specs.

```yaml

name: oasdiff

on:

  pull_request:

    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:

  changelog:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

      - uses: oasdiff/oasdiff-action/changelog@v0.0.43

        with:

          base: 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml'

          revision: 'HEAD:openapi.yaml'

```

| Input | Default | Description | Accepted values |

|---|---|---|---|

| `base` | — (required) | Path to the base (old) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `revision` | — (required) | Path to the revised (new) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `format` | `''` | Output format | `text`, `json`, `yaml`, `markdown`, `html` |

| `level` | `''` | Minimum severity level to include in output | `INFO`, `WARN`, `ERR` |

| `include-path-params` | `false` | Include path parameter names in endpoint matching | `true`, `false` |

| `exclude-elements` | `''` | Exclude certain kinds of changes from the output | `endpoints`, `request`, `response` (comma-separated) |

| `filter-extension` | `''` | Exclude paths and operations with an OpenAPI Extension matching this expression | regex |

| `composed` | `false` | Run in composed mode | `true`, `false` |

| `flatten-allof` | `false` | Merge allOf subschemas into a single schema before diff | `true`, `false` |

| `prefix-base` | `''` | Prefix to add to all paths in the base spec | string |

| `prefix-revision` | `''` | Prefix to add to all paths in the revised spec | string |

| `case-insensitive-headers` | `false` | Compare headers case-insensitively | `true`, `false` |

| `template` | `''` | Custom Go template for output formatting | Go template string |

| `output-to-file` | `''` | Write output to this file path instead of stdout | file path |

### Generate a diff report

Outputs the raw structural diff between two specs.

```yaml

name: oasdiff

on:

  pull_request:

    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:

  diff:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

      - uses: oasdiff/oasdiff-action/diff@v0.0.43

        with:

          base: 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml'

          revision: 'HEAD:openapi.yaml'

```

| Input | Default | Description | Accepted values |

|---|---|---|---|

| `base` | — (required) | Path to the base (old) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `revision` | — (required) | Path to the revised (new) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `fail-on-diff` | `false` | Fail with exit code 1 if any difference is found | `true`, `false` |

| `format` | `yaml` | Output format | `yaml`, `json`, `text` |

| `include-path-params` | `false` | Include path parameter names in endpoint matching | `true`, `false` |

| `exclude-elements` | `''` | Exclude certain kinds of changes from the output | `endpoints`, `request`, `response` (comma-separated) |

| `filter-extension` | `''` | Exclude paths and operations with an OpenAPI Extension matching this expression | regex |

| `composed` | `false` | Run in composed mode | `true`, `false` |

| `flatten-allof` | `false` | Merge allOf subschemas into a single schema before diff | `true`, `false` |

| `output-to-file` | `''` | Write output to this file path instead of stdout | file path |

---

## Spec paths

The `base` and `revision` inputs accept:

| Format | Example |

|---|---|

| Git ref (recommended) | `origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml` |

| Local file path | `openapi.yaml` |

| http/s URL | `https://example.com/openapi.yaml` |

When using git refs, you need to check out the repo and fetch the base branch:

```yaml

- uses: actions/checkout@v6

- run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

```

> `fetch-depth: 0` is not required — fetching only the base branch is sufficient.

---

## Pro: Rich PR comment

`oasdiff/oasdiff-action/pr-comment` posts a single auto-updating comment on every PR that touches your API spec.

**Getting started:** [Sign up for oasdiff Pro](https://www.oasdiff.com/pricing) to get your token, then follow the setup instructions to install the GitHub App, add your repo secret, and create the workflow.

```yaml

name: oasdiff

on:

  pull_request:

    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:

  pr-comment:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - run: git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.base_ref }}

      - uses: oasdiff/oasdiff-action/pr-comment@v0.0.43

        with:

          base: 'origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:openapi.yaml'

          revision: 'HEAD:openapi.yaml'

          oasdiff-token: ${{ secrets.OASDIFF_TOKEN }}

```

The comment shows a table of all changes, grouped by severity, with a **Review** link for each breaking change:

| Severity | Change | Path | Review |

|---|---|---|---|

| 🔴 | request parameter became required | `GET /products` | ⏳ [Review](https://www.oasdiff.com/review/4a9fd2d5-5ac2-42f5-94cb-c911d6d41680?highlight=a570278809fa) |

| 🔴 | api removed without deprecation | `DELETE /users/{userId}` | ⏳ [Review](https://www.oasdiff.com/review/4a9fd2d5-5ac2-42f5-94cb-c911d6d41680?highlight=bc9f61316c57) |

| 🔴 | request parameter type changed | `GET /users/{userId}` | ⏳ [Review](https://www.oasdiff.com/review/4a9fd2d5-5ac2-42f5-94cb-c911d6d41680?highlight=b9a23e767b29) |

Each **Review** link opens a hosted page with a side-by-side spec diff and **Approve / Reject** buttons. Approvals are tied to the change fingerprint and carry forward automatically when the branch is updated. A commit status check blocks the merge until every breaking change has been reviewed.

| Input | Default | Description | Accepted values |

|---|---|---|---|

| `base` | — (required) | Path to the base (old) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `revision` | — (required) | Path to the revised (new) OpenAPI spec | file path, URL, git ref |

| `oasdiff-token` | — (required) | oasdiff API token — [sign up at oasdiff.com](https://www.oasdiff.com/pricing) | — |

| `include-path-params` | `false` | Include path parameter names in endpoint matching | `true`, `false` |

| `exclude-elements` | `''` | Exclude certain kinds of changes from the output | `endpoints`, `request`, `response` (comma-separated) |

| `composed` | `false` | Run in composed mode | `true`, `false` |

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