diff --git a/server/build.gradle.kts b/server/build.gradle.kts
index cf987c3c3..3d0185a8d 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.squareup.okio:okio:2.10.0")
 
     // Javalin api
-    implementation("io.javalin:javalin:4.0.0")
+    implementation("io.javalin:javalin:4.1.1")
+    implementation("io.javalin:javalin-openapi:4.1.1")
     // jackson version locked by javalin, ref: `io.javalin.core.util.OptionalDependency`
     val jacksonVersion = "2.12.4"
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jacksonVersion")
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
index 9cc822b4c..0f2dc9f5d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ object MangaAPI {
         }
 
         path("manga") {
-            get("{mangaId}", MangaController::retrieve)
+            get("{mangaId}", MangaController.retrieve)
             get("{mangaId}/thumbnail", MangaController::thumbnail)
 
             get("{mangaId}/category", MangaController::categoryList)
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/MangaController.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/MangaController.kt
index 007b34412..46b34c428 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/MangaController.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/MangaController.kt
@@ -13,20 +13,35 @@ import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Chapter
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Library
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Manga
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Page
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass.MangaDataClass
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.JavalinSetup.future
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util.handler
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util.pathParam
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util.queryParam
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util.withOperation
 
 object MangaController {
     /** get manga info */
-    fun retrieve(ctx: Context) {
-        val mangaId = ctx.pathParam("mangaId").toInt()
-        val onlineFetch = ctx.queryParam("onlineFetch")?.toBoolean() ?: false
-
-        ctx.future(
-            future {
-                Manga.getManga(mangaId, onlineFetch)
+    val retrieve = handler(
+        pathParam<Int>("mangaId"),
+        queryParam("onlineFetch", false),
+        documentWith = {
+            withOperation {
+                summary("Get a manga")
+                description("Get a manga from the database using a specific id")
             }
-        )
-    }
+        },
+        behaviorOf = { ctx, mangaId, onlineFetch ->
+            ctx.future(
+                future {
+                    Manga.getManga(mangaId, onlineFetch)
+                }
+            )
+        },
+        withResults = {
+            json<MangaDataClass>("OK")
+        }
+    )
 
     /** manga thumbnail */
     fun thumbnail(ctx: Context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/JavalinSetup.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/JavalinSetup.kt
index a6c088ed1..0e70ff8ad 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/JavalinSetup.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/JavalinSetup.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import io.javalin.Javalin
 import io.javalin.apibuilder.ApiBuilder.path
 import io.javalin.core.security.RouteRole
 import io.javalin.http.staticfiles.Location
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.OpenApiOptions
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.OpenApiPlugin
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.ui.SwaggerOptions
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.info.Info
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ object JavalinSetup {
                 logger.info { "Serving webUI static files" }
                 config.addStaticFiles(applicationDirs.webUIRoot, Location.EXTERNAL)
                 config.addSinglePageRoot("/", applicationDirs.webUIRoot + "/index.html", Location.EXTERNAL)
+                config.registerPlugin(OpenApiPlugin(getOpenApiOptions()))
             }
 
             config.enableCorsForAllOrigins()
@@ -98,6 +103,21 @@ object JavalinSetup {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getOpenApiOptions(): OpenApiOptions {
+        val applicationInfo = Info().apply {
+            version("1.0")
+            description("Tachidesk Api")
+        }
+        return OpenApiOptions(applicationInfo).apply {
+            path("/api/openapi.json")
+            swagger(
+                SwaggerOptions("/api/swagger-ui").apply {
+                    title("Tachidesk Swagger Documentation")
+                }
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     object Auth {
         enum class Role : RouteRole { ANYONE, USER_READ, USER_WRITE }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/util/DocumentationDsl.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/util/DocumentationDsl.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fa594221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/util/DocumentationDsl.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+package suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util
+
+import io.javalin.http.Context
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.dsl.DocumentedHandler
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.dsl.OpenApiDocumentation
+import io.javalin.plugin.openapi.dsl.documented
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.Operation
+
+fun <T> getSimpleParamItem(ctx: Context, param: Param<T>): String? {
+    return when (param) {
+        is Param.FormParam -> ctx.formParam(param.key)
+        is Param.PathParam -> ctx.pathParam(param.key)
+        is Param.QueryParam -> ctx.queryParam(param.key)
+    }
+}
+
+@Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+fun <T> getParam(ctx: Context, param: Param<T>): T {
+    val typedItem: Any? = when (param.clazz) {
+        String::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)
+        Int::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)?.toIntOrNull()
+        Long::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)?.toLongOrNull()
+        Boolean::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)?.toBoolean()
+        Float::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)?.toFloatOrNull()
+        Double::class.java -> getSimpleParamItem(ctx, param)?.toDoubleOrNull()
+        else -> {
+            when (param) {
+                is Param.FormParam -> ctx.formParamAsClass(param.key, param.clazz)
+                is Param.PathParam -> ctx.pathParamAsClass(param.key, param.clazz)
+                is Param.QueryParam -> ctx.queryParamAsClass(param.key, param.clazz)
+            }.let {
+                if (param.nullable) {
+                    it.allowNullable().get() ?: param.defaultValue
+                } else {
+                    if (param.defaultValue != null) {
+                        it.getOrDefault(param.defaultValue!!)
+                    } else {
+                        it.get()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return if (param.nullable) {
+        typedItem as T
+    } else {
+        typedItem!! as T
+    }
+}
+
+inline fun getDocumentation(
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit,
+    vararg params: Param<*>
+): OpenApiDocumentation {
+    return OpenApiDocumentation().apply(documentWith).apply {
+        applyResults(withResults)
+        params.forEach {
+            when (it) {
+                is Param.FormParam -> formParam(it.key, it.clazz, !it.nullable && it.defaultValue == null)
+                is Param.PathParam -> pathParam(it.key, it.clazz)
+                is Param.QueryParam -> queryParam(it.key, it.clazz,)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fun OpenApiDocumentation.applyResults(withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit) {
+    ResultsBuilder().apply(withResults).results.forEach {
+        it.applyTo(this)
+    }
+}
+
+fun OpenApiDocumentation.withOperation(block: Operation.() -> Unit) {
+    operation(block)
+}
+
+inline fun <reified T> formParam(key: String, defaultValue: T? = null): Param.FormParam<T> {
+    return Param.FormParam(key, T::class.java, defaultValue, null is T)
+}
+inline fun <reified T> queryParam(key: String, defaultValue: T? = null): Param.QueryParam<T> {
+    return Param.QueryParam(key, T::class.java, defaultValue, null is T)
+}
+inline fun <reified T> pathParam(key: String): Param.PathParam<T> {
+    return Param.PathParam(key, T::class.java, null, false)
+}
+
+sealed class Param<T> {
+    abstract val key: String
+    abstract val clazz: Class<T>
+    abstract val defaultValue: T?
+    abstract val nullable: Boolean
+    data class FormParam<T>(
+        override val key: String,
+        override val clazz: Class<T>,
+        override val defaultValue: T?,
+        override val nullable: Boolean
+    ) : Param<T>()
+    data class QueryParam<T>(
+        override val key: String,
+        override val clazz: Class<T>,
+        override val defaultValue: T?,
+        override val nullable: Boolean
+    ) : Param<T>()
+    data class PathParam<T>(
+        override val key: String,
+        override val clazz: Class<T>,
+        override val defaultValue: T?,
+        override val nullable: Boolean
+    ) : Param<T>()
+}
+
+class ResultsBuilder {
+    val results = mutableListOf<ResultType<*>>()
+
+    inline fun <reified T> json(status: String) {
+        results += ResultType.MimeType(status, "application/json", T::class.java)
+    }
+    inline fun <reified T> plainText(status: String) {
+        results += ResultType.MimeType(status, "text/plain", String::class.java)
+    }
+}
+
+sealed class ResultType <T> {
+    abstract fun applyTo(documentation: OpenApiDocumentation)
+    data class MimeType<T>(val status: String, val mime: String, private val clazz: Class<T>) : ResultType<T>() {
+        override fun applyTo(documentation: OpenApiDocumentation) {
+            documentation.result(status, clazz)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+inline fun handler(
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    noinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults),
+        handle = behaviorOf
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit,
+    noinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1)
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2)
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5, reified P6> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    param6: Param<P6>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+                getParam(it, param6),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5, reified P6, reified P7> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    param6: Param<P6>,
+    param7: Param<P7>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6, param7),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+                getParam(it, param6),
+                getParam(it, param7),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5, reified P6, reified P7, reified P8> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    param6: Param<P6>,
+    param7: Param<P7>,
+    param8: Param<P8>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6, param7, param8),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+                getParam(it, param6),
+                getParam(it, param7),
+                getParam(it, param8),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5, reified P6, reified P7, reified P8, reified P9> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    param6: Param<P6>,
+    param7: Param<P7>,
+    param8: Param<P8>,
+    param9: Param<P9>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6, param7, param8, param9),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+                getParam(it, param6),
+                getParam(it, param7),
+                getParam(it, param8),
+                getParam(it, param9),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+inline fun <reified P1, reified P2, reified P3, reified P4, reified P5, reified P6, reified P7, reified P8, reified P9, reified P10> handler(
+    param1: Param<P1>,
+    param2: Param<P2>,
+    param3: Param<P3>,
+    param4: Param<P4>,
+    param5: Param<P5>,
+    param6: Param<P6>,
+    param7: Param<P7>,
+    param8: Param<P8>,
+    param9: Param<P9>,
+    param10: Param<P10>,
+    documentWith: OpenApiDocumentation.() -> Unit = {},
+    crossinline behaviorOf: (ctx: Context, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10) -> Unit,
+    noinline withResults: ResultsBuilder.() -> Unit
+): DocumentedHandler {
+    return documented(
+        documentation = getDocumentation(documentWith, withResults, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6, param7, param8, param9, param10),
+        handle = {
+            behaviorOf(
+                it,
+                getParam(it, param1),
+                getParam(it, param2),
+                getParam(it, param3),
+                getParam(it, param4),
+                getParam(it, param5),
+                getParam(it, param6),
+                getParam(it, param7),
+                getParam(it, param8),
+                getParam(it, param9),
+                getParam(it, param10),
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}