MenuCategory is a JSON Structure definition published by Doordash, describing 5 properties, of which 3 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/doordash/refs/heads/main/json-structure/doordash-menu-category-structure.json",
"name": "MenuCategory",
"description": "MenuCategory structure from DoorDash API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique identifier for this category.",
"example": "D-12345"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The display name of the category.",
"example": "Acme Pickup Store"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A description of the category.",
"example": "Leave at the front desk."
},
"sort_id": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "The sort order for this category.",
"example": 42
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The items in this category.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MenuItem"
}
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"name",
"items"
]
}
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