Itch.io · Schema

Build

A specific versioned build pushed via butler (the itch.io command-line upload tool). Part of the wharf versioned distribution system.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Site-wide unique identifier generated by itch.io
parentBuildId integer Identifier of the previous build on the same channel; -1 if this is the initial build
state string Current state of the build in the processing pipeline
uploadId integer ID of the upload (channel) this build belongs to
gameId integer ID of the game this build belongs to
userId integer ID of the user who pushed this build
version integer Auto-incremented version number starting at 1
userVersion string Developer-specified version string from --userversion flag; not necessarily unique
files array Files associated with this build (archive, signature, patch, etc.)
user object User who pushed the build
createdAt string
updatedAt string
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JSON Schema

build.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api.itch.io/schemas/build.json",
  "title": "Build",
  "description": "A specific versioned build pushed via butler (the itch.io command-line upload tool). Part of the wharf versioned distribution system.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Site-wide unique identifier generated by itch.io"
    },
    "parentBuildId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Identifier of the previous build on the same channel; -1 if this is the initial build"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["started", "queued", "processing", "completed", "failed"],
      "description": "Current state of the build in the processing pipeline"
    },
    "uploadId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "ID of the upload (channel) this build belongs to"
    },
    "gameId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "ID of the game this build belongs to"
    },
    "userId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "ID of the user who pushed this build"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Auto-incremented version number starting at 1"
    },
    "userVersion": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Developer-specified version string from --userversion flag; not necessarily unique"
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Files associated with this build (archive, signature, patch, etc.)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": { "type": "integer" },
          "size": { "type": "integer" },
          "state": { "type": "string", "enum": ["created", "uploading", "uploaded", "failed"] },
          "type": { "type": "string", "enum": ["patch", "archive", "signature", "manifest", "unpacked"] },
          "subType": { "type": "string", "enum": ["default", "gzip", "optimized"] },
          "createdAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
          "updatedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
        }
      }
    },
    "user": {
      "$ref": "user.json",
      "description": "User who pushed the build"
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "updatedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "state", "version"]
}

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