Contract-first mocking
An OpenAPI mock server is most valuable when the API contract is reviewed before implementation. Product, frontend, backend, and QA teams can agree on required fields, optional fields, pagination, and error formats while code is still cheap to change.
paths:
/api/accounts/{id}:
get:
responses:
"200":
description: Account found
"404":
description: Account missingOnce the examples are agreed, create matching mock endpoints on HttpStatus for app development and demos.