# Free Format API design
With Conektto, Product Managers can create free format API contracts by simply creating parameters in conektto's intuitive design studio, drag/drop and publish the OpenAPI spec to developers and other stakeholders.
### Create API Project
#### :white\_check\_mark:**Click "Create New API" and Click "Design Studio"**
:white\_check\_mark:**Select "Free Format API design" and provide the title for the API**
### **Create Parameters**
#### :white\_check\_mark:**Start creating your API schema parameters.**
**Click**  **or hit TAB / RETURN to save**
:white\_check\_mark:**Click on** **to edit parameters. Click**  **to save after edit.**
:information\_source:**Support data types**
### Create API Contracts
:white\_check\_mark:**After creating all your requests and response parameters, when you are ready to start creating your RestAPI contracts, start with "Create Resource", "Add Path", and then add "Operations".**
:white\_check\_mark:**Drag/Drop parameters to desired Request as Headers or Form data or Path or Query Parameters or Request Body and Response as Headers or Response Body.**
:information\_source:**Objects, Arrays and Array of Objects allows nesting of parameters inside as illustrated below**
:white\_check\_mark:**Select the appropriate Operation from the response body:**
**Refer to** [**examine schema and simulate payload**](/product-guides/create-api-test.md#examine-schema-and-simulate-payload)
### **Publish API Design**
:warning:Refer [API Standards and Governance](/product-guides/api-standards-and-governance.md)section for OpenAPI validations and mandatory contract structure requirements required by Conektto to publish API designs.
Conektto API Standards Validation
:white\_check\_mark:**Click "Publish" to complete and generate OpenAPI contract**
### **Download API Specification**
:white\_check\_mark:**Your API Specification is now available to download in JSON format**
### Modify and Republish
Modify as many times you like by editing the parameters, contracts and .
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