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GeniusAnnotation

A Genius annotation — a community- or artist-authored explanation attached to a referent.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer
api_path string
body object Annotation body in the format requested via text_format.
comment_count integer
community boolean
custom_preview stringnull
has_voters boolean
votes_total integer
verified boolean True if a trusted editor or artist verified the annotation.
state string
url string
share_url string
source stringnull
pinned boolean
created_at string
authors array
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JSON Schema

genius-annotation-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/genius/blob/main/json-schema/genius-annotation-schema.json",
  "title": "GeniusAnnotation",
  "description": "A Genius annotation — a community- or artist-authored explanation attached to a referent.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "body", "state"],
  "properties": {
    "id":            { "type": "integer" },
    "api_path":      { "type": "string" },
    "body": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Annotation body in the format requested via text_format.",
      "properties": {
        "dom":      { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true },
        "html":     { "type": "string" },
        "markdown": { "type": "string" },
        "plain":    { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "comment_count": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
    "community":     { "type": "boolean" },
    "custom_preview":{ "type": ["string","null"] },
    "has_voters":    { "type": "boolean" },
    "votes_total":   { "type": "integer" },
    "verified":      { "type": "boolean", "description": "True if a trusted editor or artist verified the annotation." },
    "state":         { "type": "string", "enum": ["accepted","pending","deleted","needs_exegesis"] },
    "url":           { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "share_url":     { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "source":        { "type": ["string","null"] },
    "pinned":        { "type": "boolean" },
    "created_at":    { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "attribution": { "type": "number" },
          "pinned_role": { "type": ["string","null"] },
          "user":        { "$ref": "genius-user-schema.json" }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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