Examples
Simple
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"firstName",
"lastName"
],
"properties": {
"firstName": {
"type": "string",
"title": "First name",
"default": "Chuck"
},
"lastName": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Last name"
},
"age": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Age"
}
}
}
Nested Array Structure
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Task list title"
},
"tasks": {
"type": "array",
"title": "Tasks",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Title",
"description": "A sample title"
},
"details": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Task details",
"description": "Enter the task details"
},
"done": {
"type": "boolean",
"title": "Done?",
"default": false
}
}
}
}
}
}
Reference and Reuse Blocks
{
"definitions": {
"address": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"street_address": {
"type": "string"
},
"city": {
"type": "string"
},
"state": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"street_address",
"city",
"state"
]
},
"node": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"children": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/node"
}
}
}
}
},
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"billing_address": {
"title": "Billing address",
"$ref": "#/definitions/address"
},
"shipping_address": {
"title": "Shipping address",
"$ref": "#/definitions/address"
},
"tree": {
"title": "Recursive references",
"$ref": "#/definitions/node"
}
}
}
Any Of Schemas
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"age": {
"type": "integer",
"title": "Age"
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"anyOf": [
{
"properties": {
"foo": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
{
"properties": {
"bar": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
]
}
}
},
"anyOf": [
{
"title": "First method of identification",
"properties": {
"firstName": {
"type": "string",
"title": "First name",
"default": "Chuck"
},
"lastName": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Last name"
}
}
},
{
"title": "Second method of identification",
"properties": {
"idCode": {
"type": "string",
"title": "ID code"
}
}
}
]
}
One Of Schema
{
"type": "object",
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"lorem": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"lorem"
]
},
{
"properties": {
"ipsum": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"ipsum"
]
}
]
}
If Then Else
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"animal": {
"enum": [
"Cat",
"Fish"
]
}
},
"allOf": [
{
"if": {
"properties": {
"animal": {
"const": "Cat"
}
}
},
"then": {
"properties": {
"food": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"meat",
"grass",
"fish"
]
}
},
"required": [
"food"
]
}
},
{
"if": {
"properties": {
"animal": {
"const": "Fish"
}
}
},
"then": {
"properties": {
"food": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"insect",
"worms"
]
},
"water": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"lake",
"sea"
]
}
},
"required": [
"food",
"water"
]
}
},
{
"required": [
"animal"
]
}
]
}
Enum Objects
{
"definitions": {
"locations": {
"enumNames": [
"New York",
"Amsterdam",
"Hong Kong"
],
"enum": [
{
"name": "New York",
"lat": 40,
"lon": 74
},
{
"name": "Amsterdam",
"lat": 52,
"lon": 5
},
{
"name": "Hong Kong",
"lat": 22,
"lon": 114
}
]
}
},
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"title": "Location",
"$ref": "#/definitions/locations"
},
"locationRadio": {
"title": "Location Radio",
"$ref": "#/definitions/locations"
},
"multiSelect": {
"title": "Locations",
"type": "array",
"uniqueItems": true,
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/locations"
}
},
"checkboxes": {
"title": "Locations Checkboxes",
"type": "array",
"uniqueItems": true,
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/locations"
}
}
}
}
Regex Validation
The following example matches a simple North American telephone number with an optional area code:{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"phone": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(\\([0-9]{3}\\))?[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}$"
}
}
}