JSON Schema

aid: json-schema
name: JSON Schema
description: JSON Schema is a vocabulary for annotating and validating JSON documents, widely used for defining API request
  and response shapes across REST APIs. The current stable specification is Draft 2020-12. JSON Schema differentiates between
  the instance being validated and the schema document containing the validation rules, and supports URI-based references
  for recursive and cross-document definitions.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Design
- Specification Language
- JSON
- Validation
- Schema
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/json-schema/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: json-schema:json-schema
  name: JSON Schema
  description: JSON Schema is a vocabulary for annotating and validating JSON documents, widely used for defining API request
    and response shapes across REST APIs. Current spec version is Draft 2020-12. Supports validation, code generation, API
    documentation, UI generation, and JSON data processing.
  humanURL: https://json-schema.org
  tags:
  - API Design
  - Specification Language
  - Validation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://json-schema.org/learn/getting-started-step-by-step
  - type: Specification
    url: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/release-notes
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/json-schema-org
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://json-schema.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://json-schema.org/learn/getting-started-step-by-step
- type: Specification
  url: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/release-notes
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/json-schema-org
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com