Roku · JSON Structure

External Control Protocol App Structure

An installed Roku channel.

Type: object Properties: 5
StreamingTelevisionMediaEntertainmentConnected TVConsumer Electronics

App is a JSON Structure definition published by Roku, describing 5 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id type version subtype name

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/roku/refs/heads/main/json-structure/external-control-protocol-app-structure.json",
  "name": "App",
  "description": "An installed Roku channel.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Roku channel/app identifier.",
      "example": "12"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "appl",
        "menu",
        "tvin"
      ],
      "description": "appl = installed channel, menu = system menu, tvin = TV input."
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "subtype": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable channel name."
    }
  }
}