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Missing OpenAPI nullable annotation for `Location.region`

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
88/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
openapi
Domain
api

Research direction

Start in openapi.yml at the Location.region definition around lines 5257-5258, then compare it with the response from /api/v2/location/kanto. Mark the field as nullable so the OpenAPI definition matches the observed null response.

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Description

bug

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. See OpenAPI definition to ensure that Location.region is not marked as nullable.
  2. Access https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/location/kanto
  3. region is null.
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