Otter · Schema
Category
Categories contain a list of Item references.
RestaurantOrder ManagementDeliveryOnline OrderingMenu ManagementAnalytics
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | The identifier that exists in the third party system. During a menu publish event, uuidV4 ids will be generated for new entities that do not yet exist in the internal menu. |
| name | string | Name of Category. |
| description | string | Description of Category. |
| itemIds | array | All items in the category. |
| photoIds | array | A list of Photo references associated with the Category. |
| exposedThirdPartyInfos | array | Additional information about the menu that should be exposed to third party |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "Category",
"description": "Categories contain a list of Item references.",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/otter/refs/heads/main/json-schema/public-api-category-schema.json",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The identifier that exists in the third party system. During a menu publish event, uuidV4 ids will be generated for new entities that do not yet exist in the internal menu.",
"example": "b01485b0-034a-47c5-8a0a-0eeca08bf994"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of Category.",
"example": "Drinks"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Description of Category.",
"example": "All drink items served up nice and fresh!"
},
"itemIds": {
"type": "array",
"default": [],
"description": "All items in the category.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": [
"fa4f0192-4c4e-4455-9db8-61d428c34969"
]
},
"photoIds": {
"type": "array",
"description": "A list of Photo references associated with the Category.",
"default": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"exposedThirdPartyInfos": {
"type": "array",
"default": [],
"description": "Additional information about the menu that should be exposed to third party",
"items": {
"$ref": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/otter/refs/heads/main/json-schema/public-api-exposed-third-party-info-schema.json"
}
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"name"
]
}
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