# OpenAPI extension: `x-badges`

The `x-badges` option allows you to add badges to an operation, to use as an indicator in documentation.
The badges are displayed in API reference documentation in the following locations:

- the title of an operation in the header of the page
- the operation item when it displays in a navigation list


Each operation can have multiple badges, and the displayed color is also configurable.

## Location

Add an array of `x-badges` to any Operation object.

## Options

| Option | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| x-badges | [ [Badge Object](#badge-object) ] | A list of badges. |


### Badge Object

| Option | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| name | string | **REQUIRED**.
The text that displays in the badge. |
| position | string | The position of the badge in relation to the header.
Possible values: `before`, `after`.
The default value is `after`. |
| color | string | The color of the badge.
It can be defined in various formats such as color keywords, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA, and Hexadecimal.
The default value is `#1f7cff`. |


## Examples

The following example sets a `Beta` badge on the `Get special event` operation:


```yaml museum.yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
...
paths:
  /special-events/{eventId}:
    get:
      summary: Get special event
      description: Get details about a special event.
      operationId: getSpecialEvent
      tags:
        - Events
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventId'
      x-badges:
        - name: 'Beta'
          position: before
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecialEventResponse'
              examples:
                default_example:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/GetSpecialEventResponseExample'
```

Image of sample OpenAPI definition with badges displayed
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