Huma Endpoint Creation

Huma Endpoint Creation

Use this skill when creating new API endpoints for this Huma REST API application.

For comprehensive coding guidelines, see AGENTS.md in the repository root.

Router Setup

Create route handlers in internal/​http/​v1/ and register them in routes.go:

// internal/​http/​v1/​routes/​routes.go
func Register(api huma.API) {
    hello.Register(api)
    items.Register(api)
    // Add new routes here
}

Note: The health endpoint is a plain HTTP handler registered at the root level in main.go, not via Huma.

Output Struct Pattern

Use plain structs with a Body field for the response payload:

import "github.com/​janisto/​huma-playground/​internal/​platform/​timeutil"

// ResourceData models the response payload.
type ResourceData struct {
    ID        string      `json:"id"        doc:"Unique identifier"   example:"res-001"`
    Name      string      `json:"name"      doc:"Display name"        example:"My Resource"`
    CreatedAt timeutil.Time `json:"createdAt" doc:"Creation timestamp"  example:"2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"`
}

// ResourceOutput is the response wrapper.
type ResourceOutput struct {
    Body ResourceData
}

Input Struct Pattern

Always prefix input types with the resource name for consistency:

// Path parameters
type ResourceGetInput struct {
    ID string `path:"id" doc:"Resource identifier" example:"res-001"`
}

// Query parameters
type ResourceListInput struct {
    Status string `query:"status" doc:"Filter by status" example:"active" enum:"active,inactive"`
    Limit  int    `query:"limit"  doc:"Maximum items"    example:"10"     minimum:"1" maximum:"100"`
}

// Request body
type ResourceCreateInput struct {
    Body struct {
        Name string `json:"name" doc:"Resource name" example:"New Resource" minLength:"1" maxLength:"100"`
    }
}

GET Endpoint

Simple retrieval endpoints use huma.Get:

func registerResource(api huma.API) {
    huma.Get(api, "/​resources/​{id}", func(ctx context.Context, input *ResourceGetInput) (*ResourceOutput, error) {
        resource, err := getResource(input.ID)
        if err != nil {
            return nil, huma.Error404NotFound("resource not found")
        }
        return &ResourceOutput{Body: resource}, nil
    })
}

POST Endpoint with 201 Created

Use huma.Register for operations requiring custom configuration:

type CreateResourceOutput struct {
    Location string `header:"Location" doc:"URL of created resource"`
    Body     ResourceData
}

huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
    OperationID:   "create-resource",
    Method:        http.MethodPost,
    Path:          "/​resources",
    Summary:       "Create a new resource",
    Description:   "Creates a new resource and returns its data.",
    DefaultStatus: http.StatusCreated,
    Tags:          []string{"Resources"},
}, func(ctx context.Context, input *ResourceCreateInput) (*CreateResourceOutput, error) {
    resource := createResource(input.Body.Name)
    return &CreateResourceOutput{
        Location: fmt.Sprintf("/​resources/%s", resource.ID),
        Body:     resource,
    }, nil
})

PUT/​PATCH Endpoint

type UpdateResourceInput struct {
    ID   string `path:"id"`
    Body struct {
        Name string `json:"name" doc:"Updated name" minLength:"1" maxLength:"100"`
    }
}

huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
    OperationID: "update-resource",
    Method:      http.MethodPut,
    Path:        "/​resources/​{id}",
    Summary:     "Update a resource",
    Tags:        []string{"Resources"},
}, func(ctx context.Context, input *UpdateResourceInput) (*ResourceOutput, error) {
    resource, err := updateResource(input.ID, input.Body.Name)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, huma.Error404NotFound("resource not found")
    }
    return &ResourceOutput{Body: resource}, nil
})

DELETE Endpoint

Return 204 No Content for successful deletions:

huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
    OperationID:   "delete-resource",
    Method:        http.MethodDelete,
    Path:          "/​resources/​{id}",
    Summary:       "Delete a resource",
    DefaultStatus: http.StatusNoContent,
    Tags:          []string{"Resources"},
}, func(ctx context.Context, input *ResourceInput) (*struct{}, error) {
    if err := deleteResource(input.ID); err != nil {
        return nil, huma.Error404NotFound("resource not found")
    }
    return nil, nil
})

Error Handling

Use Huma's built-in error helpers for RFC 9457 Problem Details:

// Common error responses
huma.Error400BadRequest("invalid request")
huma.Error403Forbidden("access denied")
huma.Error404NotFound("resource not found")
huma.Error422UnprocessableEntity("validation failed", fieldErrors...)
huma.Error500InternalServerError("internal error")

// Custom status codes
huma.NewError(http.StatusTeapot, "custom message")
huma.NewError(http.StatusConflict, "resource already exists")

Logging

Use context-aware logging helpers:

import (
    "go.uber.org/​zap"
    applog "github.com/​janisto/​huma-playground/​internal/​platform/​logging"
)

func handler(ctx context.Context, input *Input) (*Output, error) {
    applog.LogInfo(ctx, "processing request", zap.String("id", input.ID))

    if err != nil {
        applog.LogError(ctx, "operation failed", err, zap.String("id", input.ID))
        return nil, huma.Error500InternalServerError("operation failed")
    }

    return &Output{Body: result}, nil
}

Field Documentation

Every field MUST have:

• doc: tag for OpenAPI description
• example: tag for OpenAPI examples

Validation tags:

• minLength, maxLength for strings
• minimum, maximum for numbers
• enum: for allowed values
• pattern: for regex validation

Status Code Reference

Error Status Codes