## Motivation: Strategy and Architectural Standards

[Columbia University API Strategy](https://cuit.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/ColumbiaUniversityAPIStrategy_0.pdf)
or, Why are we doing this?

[Standards](https://confluence.columbia.edu/confluence/display/CUITEA/Enterprise+Integration)
or, How are we doing this?

-   API contract (~~RAML 1.0~~ or [OAS 3.0](https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/))
-   API content ([jsonapi.org 1.0](https://jsonapi.org/format))
-   JSON Schema ([json-schema.org](https://json-schema.org)) -
    [example](https://spacetelescope.github.io/understanding-json-schema/structuring.html)
-   API naming
-   OAuth 2.0 authorization