FACTORY I/O · Schema

Tag

Object representing a tag in the Factory I/O scene.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Name of the tag.
id string Unique identifier for the tag.
address integer Tag address used by the controller.
type string Data type of the tag's value.
kind string Kind of tag from the controller point of view.
value object Current tag value. Boolean for Bit type, number for Int/Float types.
openCircuit boolean Whether the tag has an always-off (open circuit) failure active.
shortCircuit boolean Whether the tag has an always-on (short circuit) failure active.
isForced boolean Whether the tag value is currently forced.
forcedValue object Tag value used when the tag is forced.
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JSON Schema

factory-i-o-tag-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api.factoryio.com/schemas/tag",
  "title": "Tag",
  "description": "Object representing a tag in the Factory I/O scene.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the tag.",
      "example": "Left conveyor"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the tag.",
      "example": "b61dc29b-650d-4145-be65-4fea9cffc802"
    },
    "address": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Tag address used by the controller.",
      "example": 8
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Data type of the tag's value.",
      "enum": ["Bit", "Int", "Float"],
      "example": "Bit"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Kind of tag from the controller point of view.",
      "enum": ["Input", "Output"],
      "example": "Output"
    },
    "value": {
      "description": "Current tag value. Boolean for Bit type, number for Int/Float types.",
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "boolean" },
        { "type": "number" }
      ],
      "example": false
    },
    "openCircuit": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the tag has an always-off (open circuit) failure active.",
      "example": false
    },
    "shortCircuit": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the tag has an always-on (short circuit) failure active.",
      "example": false
    },
    "isForced": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the tag value is currently forced.",
      "example": false
    },
    "forcedValue": {
      "description": "Tag value used when the tag is forced.",
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "boolean" },
        { "type": "number" }
      ],
      "example": false
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "id", "address", "type", "kind", "value", "openCircuit", "shortCircuit", "isForced", "forcedValue"],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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