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Jokeapi Categories Response Structure

Categories metadata envelope.

Type: object Properties: 4 Required: 3
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CategoriesResponse is a JSON Structure definition published by JokeAPI, describing 4 properties, of which 3 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

error categories categoryAliases timestamp

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jokeapi/refs/heads/main/json-structure/jokeapi-categories-response-structure.json",
  "name": "CategoriesResponse",
  "description": "Categories metadata envelope.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "example": false
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Canonical category names accepted by `/joke/{category}`.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "Any",
        "Misc",
        "Programming",
        "Dark",
        "Pun",
        "Spooky",
        "Christmas"
      ]
    },
    "categoryAliases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Aliases that resolve to a canonical category.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "alias": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Coding"
          },
          "resolved": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Programming"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Server-side Unix epoch timestamp in milliseconds.",
      "example": 1780051223357
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error",
    "categories",
    "timestamp"
  ]
}