Does this conform to jsonapi.org rendering format?

[simkimsia]

I cannot tell but does this conform to jsonapi.org specification on how to render the JSON format?

[rsinger86]

Nah, this takes the approach of transforming simpler fields - often hyperlink strings or PK ints - into complex, nested objects. Looks like JSON API instead appends the related objects in an included field.

There is this project, which offers some level of support for JSON API -- not sure about its support for dynamic embedding.

My (small) team prefers the direct expansion approach; see Stripe for an example of a major API that does same. Though, if you're working on a larger team, I can definitely see benefit of looking to a well-documented standard like JSON API, rather than trying to come up with and standardize on your own spec.

[simkimsia]

Thanks for the clarification @rsinger86 I still need to think more about it. If you and Stripe prefer the direct expansion approach, there's must be a good reason for it.