diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8c3af50f2..b8986908d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -114,3 +114,9 @@ yarl==1.7.2
 zipp==3.8.0
 dateparser==1.1.1
 fetchcode==0.2.0
+
+drf-spectacular-sidecar==2022.10.1
+drf-spectacular[sidecar]==0.24.2
+coreapi==2.3.3
+coreschema==0.0.4
+itypes==1.2.0
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c09e5ad44..25870098e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ install_requires =
     django-environ>=0.8.0
     gunicorn>=20.1.0
 
+    # for the API doc
+    drf-spectacular[sidecar]>=0.24.2
+    coreapi>=2.3.3
+
     #essentials
     packageurl-python>=0.9.4
     univers>=30.9.0