Best API Documentation Tools for Visual Studio Code

Compare the Top API Documentation Tools that integrate with Visual Studio Code as of August 2025

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This a list of API Documentation tools that integrate with Visual Studio Code. Use the filters on the left to add additional filters for products that have integrations with Visual Studio Code. View the products that work with Visual Studio Code in the table below.

What are API Documentation Tools for Visual Studio Code?

API documentation tools are software tools that help developers create, maintain, and publish documentation for their Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). These tools streamline the process of explaining how to use an API, providing code examples, and outlining endpoints, parameters, and response formats. Many API documentation tools automatically generate docs from the codebase or integrate with frameworks to keep documentation up to date with API changes. They often include interactive features, like live testing or sandbox environments, allowing developers to experiment with API requests directly from the documentation. Ultimately, these tools improve the developer experience by making it easier to understand and use APIs effectively. Compare and read user reviews of the best API Documentation tools for Visual Studio Code currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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Mintlify

Mintlify

Stop wrestling with outdated documentation. Integrate documentation into your CI/CD to move faster as you scale. Link your documentation with relevant code snippets and owners. Detect when documentation is out of date from code changes or user engagement. Configure alerts to be notified when documentation requires maintenance. Whether it is internal docs on Notion or external docs on ReadMe, we have integrations to support it. Be notified when documentation is out of date or resolve alerts when it has been properly updated. Detect how users engage with your documentation to improve its readability and clarity. Improve code readability without clustering your codebase with comments. Tag documentation ownership to those responsible of the code - or have it automatically detected.

Starting Price: $40 per month

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Redocly

Redocly

Beautiful API documentation loved by teams and API consumers. At last, API documentation your whole team will be proud of. Publish beautiful API reference docs in seconds and style them in minutes. Tick every developer's favorite box right out of the box, three panels, a try-it console, generated code samples, SEO-friendly, even friendlier search. Nobody likes outdated docs and scope creep. Maintain API documentation with your favorite source control integrated with our cloud app workflows. We support them all, including on-premise and API management providers. Launch a developer portal in minutes reusing your API definitions as assets. Add tutorials, quick-start guides, and developer tooling with incredible customization. Validate, lint, and bundle multi-file API definitions. Write always on-spec OpenAPI documents. Plug in your API reference and customize every nook & cranny to wow your API consumers.

Starting Price: $69 per month

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Theneo

Theneo

Unlock the full potential of AI-powered API documentation. Create stunning, low-maintenance, and engaging docs with a single upload. Import your API collection manually or automatically with a little help from our integration tools for your favorite platforms like Postman. Whether you're building a REST, GraphQL or any other API, we've got you covered. Generates detailed descriptions and summaries for superior API documentation. Ensures flawless, up-to-date documentation. Effortless content search and auto code generation. Automatically update documentation when code changes. Extensions are available for Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket, VS Code, Postman, and more. Customize the appearance of your API docs. Adjust colors and visual elements to match your branding. Make documentation look like part of your website. Effortlessly create and maintain beautiful API docs with simple commands, right from your favorite development tools and source code editors.

Starting Price: $120 per month

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Dash

Kapeli

Dash gives your Mac instant offline access to 200+ API documentation sets. Dash is an API documentation browser and code snippet manager. Dash instantly searches offline documentation sets for 200+ APIs, 100+ cheat sheets, and more. You can even generate your own docsets or request docsets to be included. Dash comes with 200+ offline documentation sets. You can choose which documentation sets to download and Dash will take care of the rest, making sure they are kept up to date. You can also generate your own docsets, request docsets or download docsets from third-party sources. All documentation sets have been generated and are maintained with the utmost care. Dash integrates with package managers to generate documentation sets for anything you might need, as well as provide custom documentation sources of their own. Store snippets of code. Easily reuse snippets. Expand snippets in any app. Organize snippets with tags, syntax highlighting, and variable placeholders.

Starting Price: Free

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