Cataas · Schema

Cat

A cat catalog document.

AnimalsCatsImageOpen-SourcePublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
_id string MongoDB document id of the cat.
id string Public id of the cat (mirror of `_id`).
tags array Tags attached to this cat.
mimetype string MIME type of the cat image file.
size integer Size of the cat image file in bytes.
created_at string Timestamp when the cat document was created.
edited_at string Timestamp when the cat document was last edited.
validated boolean Whether this cat has been moderated and approved for the public catalog.
url string Direct URL to the cat image.
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JSON Schema

cat-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cataas/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cat-schema.json",
  "title": "Cat",
  "description": "A cat catalog document.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MongoDB document id of the cat.",
      "example": "595f280b557291a9750ebf66"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Public id of the cat (mirror of `_id`).",
      "example": "595f280b557291a9750ebf66"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Tags attached to this cat.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "cute",
        "orange"
      ]
    },
    "mimetype": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MIME type of the cat image file.",
      "example": "image/jpeg"
    },
    "size": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Size of the cat image file in bytes.",
      "example": 18234
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the cat document was created.",
      "example": "2026-05-29T14:30:00Z"
    },
    "edited_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the cat document was last edited.",
      "example": "2026-05-29T15:00:00Z"
    },
    "validated": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this cat has been moderated and approved for the public catalog.",
      "example": true
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Direct URL to the cat image.",
      "example": "https://cataas.com/cat/595f280b557291a9750ebf66"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "tags"
  ]
}

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