# Apache Avro Schema Format

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/avro/avro-schema/  
**Provider:** Apache Avro — https://apis.io/providers/avro/  
**Documentation:** https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/specification/

Apache Avro Schema Format is published by [Apache Avro](https://apis.io/providers/avro/) on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Data Serialization, JSON, Schema, and Schema Evolution. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and 1 JSON Schema.

JSON Schema for validating Apache Avro schema definitions. Covers all Avro types including primitive types (null, boolean, int, long, float, double, bytes, string), complex types (records, enums, arrays, maps, unions, fixed), logical types, and schema evolution features like aliases and default values.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/specification/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/avro/refs/heads/main/json-schema/avro-schema.yml
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/avro/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Tags

Data Serialization, JSON, Schema, Schema Evolution

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