RESTful APIs · Schema
RESTful API Error
Standard error response format for RESTful APIs, following RFC 7807 Problem Details for HTTP APIs.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. |
| title | string | A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. |
| status | integer | The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. |
| detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence. |
| instance | string | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. |
| code | string | Application-specific error code. |
| errors | array | Field-level validation errors. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/restful-apis/refs/heads/main/json-schema/restful-apis-error-schema.json",
"title": "RESTful API Error",
"description": "Standard error response format for RESTful APIs, following RFC 7807 Problem Details for HTTP APIs.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A URI reference that identifies the problem type."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A short, human-readable summary of the problem type."
},
"status": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem.",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 599
},
"detail": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence."
},
"instance": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem."
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Application-specific error code."
},
"errors": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Field-level validation errors.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"field": {"type": "string"},
"message": {"type": "string"},
"code": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["field", "message"]
}
}
},
"required": ["title", "status"]
}
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