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OpenAPI Encoding Object

A single encoding definition applied to a single schema property.

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Properties

Name Type Description
contentType string The Content-Type for encoding a specific property.
headers object A map allowing additional information to be provided as headers.
style string Describes how a specific property value will be serialized.
explode boolean Whether parameter values of type array or object generate separate parameters.
allowReserved boolean Whether the parameter value allows reserved characters.
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JSON Schema

openapi-encoding.json Raw ↑
{
  "$id": "openapi-encoding.json",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "OpenAPI Encoding Object",
  "description": "A single encoding definition applied to a single schema property.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "contentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Content-Type for encoding a specific property."
    },
    "headers": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A map allowing additional information to be provided as headers.",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "$ref": "openapi-header.json"
      }
    },
    "style": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Describes how a specific property value will be serialized."
    },
    "explode": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether parameter values of type array or object generate separate parameters."
    },
    "allowReserved": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the parameter value allows reserved characters.",
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "patternProperties": {
    "^x-": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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