Dapr · Schema
Dapr Actor
Represents a Dapr virtual actor instance, including its type, identifier, and associated timer and reminder configurations.
Distributed SystemsMicroservicesPlatformPub-SubState ManagementWorkflows
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| actorType | string | The type of the actor. |
| actorId | string | The unique identifier of the actor instance. |
| timer | object | Timer configuration for the actor. |
| reminder | object | Persistent reminder configuration for the actor. Reminders survive actor deactivations and failovers. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/dapr/blob/main/json-schema/actor.json",
"title": "Dapr Actor",
"description": "Represents a Dapr virtual actor instance, including its type, identifier, and associated timer and reminder configurations.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"actorType",
"actorId"
],
"properties": {
"actorType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of the actor."
},
"actorId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique identifier of the actor instance."
},
"timer": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Timer configuration for the actor.",
"properties": {
"dueTime": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time after which the timer fires for the first time (ISO 8601 duration or time)."
},
"period": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time interval between timer fires (ISO 8601 duration)."
},
"callback": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the callback method to invoke."
},
"data": {
"description": "Data to pass to the callback method."
}
}
},
"reminder": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Persistent reminder configuration for the actor. Reminders survive actor deactivations and failovers.",
"properties": {
"dueTime": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time after which the reminder fires for the first time."
},
"period": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time interval between reminder fires."
},
"data": {
"description": "Data to pass to the reminder callback."
},
"ttl": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Time-to-live for the reminder."
}
}
}
}
}
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