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# Design APIs with specifications

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## Docs

- [Design API specifications in Postman](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/overview.md): Take an API-first approach to development with Spec Hub in Postman.
- [Create a new API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/create-a-specification.md): Create a new API specification in Spec Hub.
- [Import an API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/import-a-specification.md): Import an existing API specification into Spec Hub.
- [Edit your API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/edit-a-specification.md)
- [Edit an OpenAPI specification with the Visual editor](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/spec-hub-visual-editor.md)
- [Manage a multi-file API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/add-files-to-a-specification.md)
- [Validate an API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/validate-a-specification.md): Check if your specification has syntax errors or governance rule violations.
- [View live documentation for your API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/view-live-documentation.md)
- [Reuse specification components with the Component Library in Postman](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/component-library.md)
- [Collaborate with specifications in Postman](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/collaborate-with-specifications.md)
- [Generate collections from your API specification](https://learning.postman.com/latest-v-12/docs/design-apis/specifications/generate-collections.md): Generate a collection from an API specification.