eCFR · Schema

ContentVersion

A version record for a CFR section or appendix as returned by GET /api/versioner/v1/versions/title-{title}.json.

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Properties

Name Type Description
date string Date on which this version was effective (YYYY-MM-DD).
amendment_date string Date of the amendment that produced this version (YYYY-MM-DD).
issue_date string Date on which this content was issued in the Federal Register (YYYY-MM-DD).
identifier string Section or appendix identifier (e.g., '3474.20').
name string Section name or heading (e.g., '§ 3474.20 Purpose').
part string Part number this section belongs to.
title integer CFR title number.
section string Section number.
type string Type of content (e.g., 'section', 'appendix').
removed boolean Whether this content was removed in this version.
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JSON Schema

content-version.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ecfr/main/json-schema/content-version.json",
  "title": "ContentVersion",
  "description": "A version record for a CFR section or appendix as returned by GET /api/versioner/v1/versions/title-{title}.json.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date on which this version was effective (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "amendment_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of the amendment that produced this version (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "issue_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date on which this content was issued in the Federal Register (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section or appendix identifier (e.g., '3474.20')."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section name or heading (e.g., '§ 3474.20 Purpose')."
    },
    "part": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Part number this section belongs to."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "CFR title number."
    },
    "section": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section number."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of content (e.g., 'section', 'appendix').",
      "enum": ["section", "appendix"]
    },
    "removed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this content was removed in this version."
    }
  },
  "required": ["date", "identifier", "name"]
}

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