Open Web Comics
Documentation
Everything you need to understand and implement the Open Web Comics standard.
Getting Started
The minimum you need to build a compliant registry.
API Reference
Interactive OpenAPI documentation for all endpoints.
Schema Reference
Field-by-field descriptions of every entity in the standard.
Overview
The Open Web Comics API is a versioned JSON REST API. All endpoints live under /openwebcomics/api/v1/. A registry is a server (or static CDN) that implements some or all of these endpoints.
Core concepts
- Registry — a server or static file host that implements the Open Web Comics API. Identified by a URL.
- Comic — a series with metadata (title, description, thumbnail).
- Page — a single comic page with an image URL, page number, and optional title.
- Group — a named collection of pages (chapter, act, arc, etc.).
API base path
All endpoints are relative to /openwebcomics/api/v1. The version segment (v1) is part of the URL so future breaking changes can be introduced as v2 without disrupting existing clients.