Apis Json Structure 0.20 Structure

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  "name": "JSON Schema for APIs.json 0.20",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "patternProperties": {
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      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "maintainers": {
      "description": "The person or organization responsible for maintaining the API",
      "required": [
        "name"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "name",
          "minLength": 5
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "name": "maintainers"
    },
    "apis": {
      "description": "The description of the API",
      "required": [
        "name",
        "description",
        "image",
        "baseURL",
        "humanURL",
        "properties"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "aid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "unique identifier for API"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "name",
          "minLength": 2
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "description of the API",
          "minLength": 5
        },
        "image": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "URL of an image representing the API"
        },
        "created": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Date when the api was added to APIs.json"
        },
        "modified": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Date when the api was last modified"
        },
        "baseURL": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$",
          "description": "baseURL"
        },
        "humanURL": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$",
          "description": "humanURL"
        },
        "tags": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1
          },
          "description": "tags to describe the API"
        },
        "properties": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/urls"
          },
          "description": "URLs"
        },
        "contact": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/contact"
          },
          "description": "Contact to reach if questions about API"
        },
        "meta": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/metaInformation"
          }
        }
      },
      "name": "apis"
    },
    "metaInformation": {
      "description": "Metadata about the API",
      "required": [
        "key",
        "value"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "key": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "name": "metaInformation"
    },
    "contact": {
      "description": "Information on contacting the API support",
      "required": [
        "FN"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "patternProperties": {
        "^X-": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "properties": {
        "FN": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email"
        },
        "organizationName": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "adr": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "tel": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "X-twitter": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "X-github": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "photo": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$"
        },
        "vCard": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$"
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$"
        }
      },
      "name": "contact"
    },
    "urls": {
      "description": "A representation of a URL",
      "required": [
        "type",
        "url"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The display name of the property."
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The description of the property.",
          "minLength": 5
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "One of the designated API property types or a custom one prefixed with x-.",
          "pattern": "^(Swagger)$|^(OpenAPI)$|^(JSONSchema)$|^(GraphQLSchema)$|^(PostmanCollection)$|^(PostmanWorkspace)$|^(AsyncAPI)$|^(RAML)$|^(Blueprint)$|^(WADL)$|^(WSDL)$|^(GettingStarted)$|^(Documentation)$|^(Authentication)$|^(Versioning)$|^(Signup)$|^(Login)$|^(TermsOfService)$|^(InterfaceLicense)$|^(PrivacyPolicy)$|^(DeprecationPolicy)$|^(ServiceLevelAgreement)$|^(Security)$|^(SDKs)$|^(StatusPage)$|^(Pricing)$|^(RateLimits)$|^(Blog)$|^(BlogFeed)$|^(Forums)$|^(Support)$|^(ChangeLog)$|^(RoadMap)$|^(Contact)$|^(ErrorCodes)$|^(GitHubOrg)$|^(GitHubRepo)$|^(Twitter)$|^(AlertsTwitterHandle)$|^(Webhooks)$|^(Integrations)$|^(OpenAIPluginManifest)$|^(MockRestServer)$|^(MockMCPServer)$|^(BackstageApi)$|^(ModelContextProtocol)$|^(ApiExamples)$|^(ApiExamples)$|^(LlmsText)$|^(JsonStructure)$|^(Summary)$|^(AgentSkills)$|^(GitHubHttpUrl)$|^(GitHubSshUrl)$|^(GitHubIssues)$|^(GitHubDiscussions)$|^(Standards)$|^(Services)$|^(X-[A-Za-z0-9\\-]*)$"
        },
        "mediaType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "IANA media type representing the property."
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The URL for the property. * must be url or data."
        },
        "data": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "type": "object"
            },
            {
              "type": "array"
            }
          ],
          "description": "The data for the property. * must be url or data"
        },
        "tags": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1
          },
          "description": "Tags to describe the property."
        }
      },
      "name": "urls"
    },
    "tags": {
      "description": "A consistent set of tag to apply to a description",
      "name": "tags"
    },
    "include": {
      "description": "Include other APIs.json file",
      "required": [
        "name",
        "url"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "name": "include"
    },
    "overlay": {
      "description": "Overlay other APIs.json file",
      "required": [
        "url"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "name": "overlay"
    },
    "network": {
      "description": "Network APIs.json file",
      "required": [
        "name",
        "url"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "name": "network"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "description",
    "url",
    "apis",
    "maintainers",
    "tags"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "aid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "unique identifier for APIs.json"
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The visibility for the APIs.json collection.",
      "enum": [
        "Public",
        "Private",
        "Partner"
      ]
    },
    "rating": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The rating for the APIs.json collection.",
      "enum": [
        "A",
        "B",
        "C",
        "D",
        "F"
      ]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of the APIs.json collection.",
      "enum": [
        "Index",
        "Template",
        "Example",
        "Collection",
        "Sandbox",
        "Knowledgebase",
        "Blueprint",
        "Contract",
        "Search",
        "Network"
      ]
    },
    "position": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The position of the maintainer of APIs.json.",
      "enum": [
        "Producing",
        "Consuming"
      ]
    },
    "access": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The access level for the APIs in an APIs.json.",
      "enum": [
        "Internal",
        "1st-Party",
        "3rd-Party"
      ]
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the service described",
      "minLength": 3,
      "maxLength": 50
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the service",
      "minLength": 5,
      "maxLength": 1000
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL where the apis.json file will live",
      "pattern": "^(http)|(https)://(.*)$"
    },
    "image": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Image to represent the API"
    },
    "created": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date when the file was created"
    },
    "modified": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Date when the file was modified"
    },
    "specificationVersion": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "APIs.json spec version, latest is 0.19"
    },
    "apis": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/apis"
      },
      "description": "All the APIs of this service"
    },
    "maintainers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/contact"
      },
      "description": "Maintainers of the apis.json file"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/tags"
      },
      "description": "Tags to describe the service"
    },
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/include"
      },
      "description": "Links to other apis.json definitions included in this service"
    },
    "common": {
      "description": "Common properties that apply across all APIs.",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/urls"
      }
    },
    "overlays": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/overlay"
      },
      "description": "Links to other apis.json that will be overlaid original."
    },
    "network": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/network"
      },
      "description": "Links to other apis.json that will be included in discovery."
    }
  }
}