Orbital · Schema

Orbital Connection

Represents a data source connection configuration in Orbital, defining how Orbital connects to external APIs, databases, message queues, or serverless functions.

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Properties

Name Type Description
connectionId string Unique identifier for the connection.
name string Display name of the connection.
connectionType string Type of the data source connection.
connectionUrl string URL or connection string for the data source.
status string Current status of the connection.
authentication object Authentication configuration for the connection.
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JSON Schema

connection.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/orbital/refs/heads/main/json-schema/connection.json",
  "title": "Orbital Connection",
  "description": "Represents a data source connection configuration in Orbital, defining how Orbital connects to external APIs, databases, message queues, or serverless functions.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "connectionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the connection."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the connection."
    },
    "connectionType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of the data source connection.",
      "enum": ["API", "DATABASE", "MESSAGE_QUEUE", "SERVERLESS_FUNCTION"]
    },
    "connectionUrl": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL or connection string for the data source."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current status of the connection.",
      "enum": ["ACTIVE", "INACTIVE", "ERROR"]
    },
    "authentication": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Authentication configuration for the connection.",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Authentication method.",
          "enum": ["NONE", "BASIC", "BEARER_TOKEN", "OAUTH2", "API_KEY"]
        },
        "credentials": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Authentication credentials (format depends on auth type).",
          "additionalProperties": true
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "connectionType", "connectionUrl"]
}

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