HTTP · Schema
HTTP Problem Details
Schema describing the Problem Details for HTTP APIs format as defined in RFC 9457, providing a standardized way to carry machine-readable details of errors in HTTP response bodies.
NetworkingProtocolStandardsWeb
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type. The value 'about:blank' indicates that the problem has no addi |
| title | string | A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.2). |
| status | integer | The HTTP status code generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.3). |
| detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.4). |
| instance | string | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.5). |
JSON Schema
{
"$id": "http-problem-details.json",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "HTTP Problem Details",
"description": "Schema describing the Problem Details for HTTP APIs format as defined in RFC 9457, providing a standardized way to carry machine-readable details of errors in HTTP response bodies.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A URI reference that identifies the problem type. When dereferenced, it should provide human-readable documentation for the problem type. The value 'about:blank' indicates that the problem has no additional semantics beyond the HTTP status code (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.1).",
"default": "about:blank",
"examples": [
"https://example.com/problems/out-of-credit",
"about:blank"
]
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.2).",
"examples": [
"You do not have enough credit.",
"Not Found",
"Service Unavailable"
]
},
"status": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The HTTP status code generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.3).",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 599,
"examples": [
400,
403,
404,
500,
503
]
},
"detail": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.4).",
"examples": [
"Your current balance is 30, but the item costs 50.",
"The requested resource was not found on this server."
]
},
"instance": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri-reference",
"description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced (RFC 9457 Section 3.1.5).",
"examples": [
"/account/12345/transactions/67890",
"urn:uuid:d9e35127-e9b1-4b3c-a0a5-6a83b2c4f5e6"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
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