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SmartBear Software announced the release of ReadyAPI 2.2, the latest version of the API testing tool.

The new version of ReadyAPI has support for OpenAPI Specification (OAS) 3.0 for functional, security, and load testing along with API virtualization. SmartBear already launched support for OAS 3.0 in the Swagger Open Source tools and in SwaggerHub, the integrated API design and documentation platform for teams, earlier this year. With this ReadyAPI release, SmartBear now provides the ability for teams to standardize on OAS 3.0 across the entire API lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, testing, monitoring, and retirement phases.

SmartBear is a founding member of the Open API Initiative (OAI) and donated the original Swagger Specification in 2015. As the next evolution of the Swagger Specification, OAI released a new version known as the OpenAPI Specification 3.0. This version has major improvements over the original Swagger specification, especially around the capabilities to design, build, and deliver better APIs across the API lifecycle in the organization.

With this latest release, ReadyAPI now supports the ability to quickly import an OpenAPI 3.0 specification as a functional, security, and load test into SoapUI Pro and LoadUI Pro respectively with just a few clicks.

ReadyAPI now also enables creation of virtual services from OAS 3.0 in ServiceV Pro. These service virtualization capabilities are valuable across the API lifecycle as they accelerate the design and development process and reduce the wait time for teams to get access to APIs for development and testing.