JokeAPI · JSON Structure

Jokeapi Joke Submission Structure

Submission payload for `POST /submit`.

Type: object Properties: 8 Required: 5

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JokeSubmission is a JSON Structure definition published by JokeAPI, describing 8 properties, of which 5 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

formatVersion category type joke setup delivery flags lang

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

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jokeapi/refs/heads/main/json-structure/jokeapi-joke-submission-structure.json",
  "name": "JokeSubmission",
  "description": "Submission payload for `POST /submit`.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "formatVersion": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Submission format version. Currently `3`.",
      "example": 3
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Target category for the joke.",
      "enum": [
        "Misc",
        "Programming",
        "Dark",
        "Pun",
        "Spooky",
        "Christmas"
      ],
      "example": "Programming"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Joke shape.",
      "enum": [
        "single",
        "twopart"
      ],
      "example": "twopart"
    },
    "joke": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Joke text (required when `type` is `single`).",
      "example": "Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs."
    },
    "setup": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Setup line (required when `type` is `twopart`).",
      "example": "Why don't programmers like nature?"
    },
    "delivery": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Punchline (required when `type` is `twopart`).",
      "example": "It has too many bugs."
    },
    "flags": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Content classification flags carried on every joke.",
      "properties": {
        "nsfw": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke contains adult or explicit sexual content.",
          "example": false
        },
        "religious": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke references or mocks religion.",
          "example": false
        },
        "political": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke references politics or political figures.",
          "example": false
        },
        "racist": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke contains racist content.",
          "example": false
        },
        "sexist": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke contains sexist content.",
          "example": false
        },
        "explicit": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Joke contains explicit language unrelated to NSFW.",
          "example": false
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "nsfw",
        "religious",
        "political",
        "racist",
        "sexist",
        "explicit"
      ]
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 language code of the joke.",
      "example": "en"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "formatVersion",
    "category",
    "type",
    "flags",
    "lang"
  ]
}