The Guardian · Schema

ContentItem

NewsMediaContentArticlesJournalism

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique content identifier path
type	string	Content type
sectionId	string	Section identifier
sectionName	string	Human-readable section name
webPublicationDate	string	Publication date in ISO 8601 format
webTitle	string	Article headline
webUrl	string	URL on theguardian.com
apiUrl	string	API URL for this content item
isHosted	boolean	Whether the content is hosted by the Guardian
pillarId	string	Content pillar identifier
pillarName	string	Content pillar name
fields	object	Additional fields (when show-fields is specified)
tags	array

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JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique content identifier path"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Content type",
      "enum": [
        "article",
        "liveblog",
        "gallery",
        "interactive",
        "picture",
        "video",
        "crossword",
        "audio"
      ]
    },
    "sectionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section identifier"
    },
    "sectionName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable section name"
    },
    "webPublicationDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Publication date in ISO 8601 format"
    },
    "webTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article headline"
    },
    "webUrl": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL on theguardian.com"
    },
    "apiUrl": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "API URL for this content item"
    },
    "isHosted": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the content is hosted by the Guardian"
    },
    "pillarId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Content pillar identifier"
    },
    "pillarName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Content pillar name"
    },
    "fields": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Additional fields (when show-fields is specified)",
      "properties": {
        "headline": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "thumbnail": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "shortUrl": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "byline": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "trailText": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "wordcount": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "starRating": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "standfirst": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastModified": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "publication": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Tag"
      }
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "ContentItem"
}

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