---
title: "New API Playground in the Zuplo Developer Portal"
description: "All Zuplo Developer portals now include a playground that makes it super easy for end-users to test your API."
canonicalUrl: "https://zuplo.com/blog/2023/10/12/new-api-playground"
pageType: "blog"
date: "2023-10-12"
authors: "nate"
tags: "API Developer Portal"
image: "https://zuplo.com/og?text=New%20API%20Playground"
---
The [Zuplo Developer portal](https://zuplo.com/docs/articles/developer-portal)
is the easiest way to create beautiful documentation for your API. Today, it
gets even better with a new API Playground. The API Playground allows your users
to immediately call your API without leaving the browser.

Embedding tools within API documentation improves the developer experience and
speeds up the integration process. These tools give developers a hands-on,
interactive space to test an API's functionality without the hassle of creating
a separate development environment. Immediate feedback from this setup helps
pinpoint potential problems, clarifies expected outcomes, and displays real-time
results. Furthermore, when the tools are directly in the documentation, it eases
the adoption process. Developers are more inclined to use an API they can
readily test and experiment with.

<img
  src="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=crop,width=1692,height=1109/assets/1b5d9641-c0bf-4c89-8c6f-c6cc2e74ab97.png"
  srcSet="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=crop,width=3384,height=2218/assets/1b5d9641-c0bf-4c89-8c6f-c6cc2e74ab97.png 2x"
  alt="Zuplo API Playground"
/>

## Easy to use - Out of the Way

Zuplo's API Playground allows your end-users to quickly test and learn your API
without compromising the experience of your documentation. Instead of trying to
smash a form inline with your documentation, the API Playground is a separate
experience that is immediately familiar to developers.

<img
  class="mx-auto"
  src="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=crop,width=571,height=123/assets/2de0ee97-6bcb-48ef-b7fd-9e62f5183c12.png"
  srcSet="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=crop,width=1142,height=246/assets/2de0ee97-6bcb-48ef-b7fd-9e62f5183c12.png 2x"
  alt="Zuplo API Playground"
/>

## OpenAPI Validation

The API Playground builds on top of Zuplo's first-class OpenAPI support and
utilizes schema data in your APIs specification to provide hinting and
validation for request bodies, URL parameters, query strings, and headers. This
makes it easy for users to discover and learn your API.

<img
  class="mx-auto"
  src="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=750,height=325/assets/3d3dd125-9a24-490c-a802-121ae99b488c.png"
  srcSet="https://cdn.zuplo.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1500,height=650/assets/3d3dd125-9a24-490c-a802-121ae99b488c.png 2x"
  alt="Zuplo API Playground"
/>

We hope you will find this to be a useful addition to your API documentation.
Give it a try today by
[signing up for Zuplo](https://portal.zuplo.com/signup?utm_source=blog) and let
us know what you think.