# Helm Chart.yaml Schema

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/helm/chart-yaml-schema/  
**Provider:** Helm — https://apis.io/providers/helm/  
**Documentation:** https://helm.sh/docs/topics/charts/#the-chartyaml-file

Helm Chart.yaml Schema is one of 10 APIs that [Helm](https://apis.io/providers/helm/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Chart Metadata, Schema, and Validation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and 1 JSON Schema.

JSON Schema defining the structure and validation rules for Chart.yaml, the metadata file required in every Helm chart. Describes chart name, version, dependencies, maintainers, and other metadata fields.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/helm/refs/heads/main/json-schema/helm-chart-yaml-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://helm.sh/docs/topics/charts/#the-chartyaml-file
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/helm/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Helm APIs (9)

- [Helm Values YAML Schema](https://apis.io/apis/helm/values-yaml-schema/)
- [Helm Repository Index Schema](https://apis.io/apis/helm/repository-index-schema/)
- [Helm JSON-LD Context](https://apis.io/apis/helm/json-ld-context/)
- [Helm Go SDK](https://apis.io/apis/helm/go-sdk/)
- [Helm Plugins](https://apis.io/apis/helm/plugins/)
- [Helm Chart Template API](https://apis.io/apis/helm/chart-template-api/)
- [Helm ChartMuseum API](https://apis.io/apis/helm/helm-chartmuseum-api/)
- [Helm Charts API](https://apis.io/apis/helm/helm-charts-api/)
- [Helm Repository API](https://apis.io/apis/helm/helm-repository-api/)

## Tags

Chart Metadata, Schema, Validation

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/helm/chart-yaml-schema/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/helm/.