Backstage · Schema
Action
Action schema from Backstage scaffolder API
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | The unique identifier of the action. |
| description | string | A human-readable description of the action. |
| schema | object |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/backstage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scaffolder-action-schema.json",
"title": "Action",
"description": "Action schema from Backstage scaffolder API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique identifier of the action.",
"example": "fetch:plain"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A human-readable description of the action."
},
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"input": {
"type": "object",
"description": "JSON Schema for the action input."
},
"output": {
"type": "object",
"description": "JSON Schema for the action output."
}
}
}
}
}
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