diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 59a81b05..da8b0a22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate REST API
         uses: char0n/swagger-editor-validate@182d1a5d26ff5c2f4f452c43bd55e2c7d8064003
         with:
-          definition-file: docs/rest-api.yml
+          definition-file: docs/source/_static/rest-api.yml
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d804b312..1163dd5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ Basic principles for operation are:
   servers.
 
 JupyterHub also provides a
-[REST API](https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter/jupyterhub/HEAD/docs/rest-api.yml#/default)
+[REST API][]
 for administration of the Hub and its users.
 
+[rest api]: https://juptyerhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/rest-api.html
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Check prerequisites
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ You can also talk with us on our JupyterHub [Gitter](https://gitter.im/jupyterhu
 - [Reporting Issues](https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub/issues)
 - [JupyterHub tutorial](https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub-tutorial)
 - [Documentation for JupyterHub](https://jupyterhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) | [PDF (latest)](https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/jupyterhub/latest/jupyterhub.pdf) | [PDF (stable)](https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/jupyterhub/stable/jupyterhub.pdf)
-- [Documentation for JupyterHub's REST API](https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter/jupyterhub/HEAD/docs/rest-api.yml#/default)
+- [Documentation for JupyterHub's REST API][rest api]
 - [Documentation for Project Jupyter](http://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) | [PDF](https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/jupyter/latest/jupyter.pdf)
 - [Project Jupyter website](https://jupyter.org)
 - [Project Jupyter community](https://jupyter.org/community)
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 694d5a35..64f7d449 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ help:
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
 
-node_modules: package.json
-	npm install && touch node_modules
-
-rest-api: source/_static/rest-api/index.html
-
-source/_static/rest-api/index.html: rest-api.yml node_modules
-	npm run rest-api
-
 metrics: source/reference/metrics.rst
 
 source/reference/metrics.rst: generate-metrics.py
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ scopes: source/rbac/scope-table.md
 source/rbac/scope-table.md: source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py
 	python3 source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py
 
-html: rest-api metrics scopes
+html: metrics scopes
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ba8b2b2..00000000
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "jupyterhub-docs-build",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
-  "description": "build JupyterHub swagger docs",
-  "scripts": {
-    "rest-api": "bootprint openapi ./rest-api.yml source/_static/rest-api"
-  },
-  "author": "",
-  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "bootprint": "^1.0.0",
-    "bootprint-openapi": "^1.0.0"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/docs/source/_static/custom.css b/docs/source/_static/custom.css
index 5da11561..56c21625 100644
--- a/docs/source/_static/custom.css
+++ b/docs/source/_static/custom.css
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 .navbar-brand {
   height: 4rem !important;
 }
+
+/* hide redundant funky-formatted swagger-ui version */
+
+.swagger-ui .info .title small {
+  display: none !important;
+}
diff --git a/docs/rest-api.yml b/docs/source/_static/rest-api.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/rest-api.yml
rename to docs/source/_static/rest-api.yml
diff --git a/docs/source/api/index.rst b/docs/source/api/index.rst
index c5535af8..38f1328a 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/index.rst
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ information on:
 - making an API request programmatically using the requests library
 - learning more about JupyterHub's API
 
-The same JupyterHub API spec, as found here, is available in an interactive form
-`here (on swagger's petstore) <https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub/HEAD/docs/rest-api.yml#!/default>`__.
-The `OpenAPI Initiative`_ (fka Swagger™) is a project used to describe
-and document RESTful APIs.
-
 JupyterHub API Reference:
 
 .. toctree::
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d5107062..1e3d0cb5 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ if on_rtd:
     # build both metrics and rest-api, since RTD doesn't run make
     from subprocess import check_call as sh
 
-    sh(['make', 'metrics', 'rest-api', 'scopes'], cwd=docs)
+    sh(['make', 'metrics', 'scopes'], cwd=docs)
 
 # -- Spell checking -------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 903555ff..a7b2c0c8 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ JupyterHub performs the following functions:
   notebook servers
 
 For convenient administration of the Hub, its users, and services,
-JupyterHub also provides a `REST API`_.
+JupyterHub also provides a :doc:`REST API <reference/rest-api>`.
 
 The JupyterHub team and Project Jupyter value our community, and JupyterHub
 follows the Jupyter `Community Guides <https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/content-community.html>`_.
@@ -155,4 +155,3 @@ Questions? Suggestions?
 
 .. _JupyterHub: https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub
 .. _Jupyter notebook: https://jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-.. _REST API: https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub/HEAD/docs/rest-api.yml#!/default
diff --git a/docs/source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py b/docs/source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py
index 2ba82e97..ed7241a7 100644
--- a/docs/source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py
+++ b/docs/source/rbac/generate-scope-table.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import jupyterhub
 from jupyterhub.scopes import scope_definitions
 
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PARENT = Path(HERE).parent.parent.absolute()
+DOCS = Path(HERE).parent.parent.absolute()
+REST_API_YAML = DOCS.joinpath("source", "_static", "rest-api.yml")
 
 
 class ScopeTableGenerator:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class ScopeTableGenerator:
 
     def write_api(self):
         """Generates the API description in markdown format and writes it into `rest-api.yml`"""
-        filename = f"{PARENT}/rest-api.yml"
+        filename = REST_API_YAML
         yaml = YAML(typ='rt')
         yaml.preserve_quotes = True
         scope_dict = {}
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/index.rst b/docs/source/reference/index.rst
index b985cbf6..46362d22 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ what happens under-the-hood when you deploy and configure your JupyterHub.
    proxy
    separate-proxy
    rest
+   rest-api
    server-api
    monitoring
    database
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/rest-api.md b/docs/source/reference/rest-api.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d690f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/reference/rest-api.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# JupyterHub REST API
+
+Below is an interactive view of JupyterHub's OpenAPI specification.
+
+<!-- client-rendered openapi UI copied from FastAPI -->
+
+<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swagger-ui-dist@3/swagger-ui.css">
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swagger-ui-dist@3/swagger-ui-bundle.js"></script>
+<!-- `SwaggerUIBundle` is now available on the page -->
+
+<!-- render the ui here -->
+<div id="openapi-ui"></div>
+
+<script>
+const ui = SwaggerUIBundle({
+  url: '../_static/rest-api.yml',
+  dom_id: '#openapi-ui',
+  presets: [
+    SwaggerUIBundle.presets.apis,
+    SwaggerUIBundle.SwaggerUIStandalonePreset
+  ],
+  layout: "BaseLayout",
+  deepLinking: true,
+  showExtensions: true,
+  showCommonExtensions: true,
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/rest-api.rst b/docs/source/reference/rest-api.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index c16d678d..00000000
--- a/docs/source/reference/rest-api.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-:orphan:
-
-===================
-JupyterHub REST API
-===================
-
-.. this doc exists as a resolvable link target
-.. which _static files are not
-
-.. meta::
-    :http-equiv=refresh: 0;url=../_static/rest-api/index.html
-
-The rest API docs are `here <../_static/rest-api/index.html>`_
-if you are not redirected automatically.
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/rest.md b/docs/source/reference/rest.md
index 24048cbe..a25382b8 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/rest.md
+++ b/docs/source/reference/rest.md
@@ -302,12 +302,8 @@ or kubernetes pods.
 
 ## Learn more about the API
 
-You can see the full [JupyterHub REST API][] for details. This REST API Spec can
-be viewed in a more [interactive style on swagger's petstore][].
-Both resources contain the same information and differ only in its display.
-Note: The Swagger specification is being renamed the [OpenAPI Initiative][].
+You can see the full [JupyterHub REST API][] for details.
 
-[interactive style on swagger's petstore]: https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyterhub/jupyterhub/HEAD/docs/rest-api.yml#!/default
 [openapi initiative]: https://www.openapis.org/
 [jupyterhub rest api]: ./rest-api
 [jupyter notebook rest api]: https://petstore3.swagger.io/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyter/notebook/HEAD/notebook/services/api/api.yaml