The call stack
1. Magento\Webapi\Model\Config\ClassReflector::extractMethodData()
2. Magento\Framework\Reflection\TypeProcessor::getParamDescription()
3. Magento\Framework\Reflection\TypeProcessor::getParamDocBlockTag()
3 ways to solve the problem
1. The best way
Write a plugin to the nearest public method: Magento\Framework\Reflection\TypeProcessor::getParamDescription()
2.
Patch the problem Magento\Framework\Reflection\TypeProcessor::getParamDocBlockTag() method by adding an isset() check to the problem line:
So replace it with:
return isset($paramsTag[$param->getPosition()]) ? $paramsTag[$param->getPosition()] : '';
3.
Add a @param PHPDoc comment to every Web API exposed method.