Smithy · Schema
Smithy Model (JSON AST)
A Smithy model represented in JSON AST format
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| smithy | string | The Smithy version (e.g., '2.0') |
| metadata | object | Model-level metadata key-value pairs |
| shapes | object | Shapes defined in the model, keyed by absolute shape ID |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://smithy.io/schemas/model",
"title": "Smithy Model (JSON AST)",
"description": "A Smithy model represented in JSON AST format",
"type": "object",
"required": ["smithy"],
"properties": {
"smithy": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Smithy version (e.g., '2.0')",
"pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+$"
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Model-level metadata key-value pairs",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"shapes": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Shapes defined in the model, keyed by absolute shape ID",
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "smithy-shape-schema.json"
}
}
},
"examples": [
{
"smithy": "2.0",
"metadata": {
"suppressions": []
},
"shapes": {
"com.example#MyService": {
"type": "service",
"version": "2026-05-02",
"operations": [
{"target": "com.example#GetItem"}
],
"traits": {
"aws.protocols#restJson1": {}
}
},
"com.example#GetItem": {
"type": "operation",
"input": {"target": "com.example#GetItemInput"},
"output": {"target": "com.example#GetItemOutput"},
"errors": [
{"target": "com.example#NotFoundError"}
],
"traits": {
"smithy.api#http": {
"method": "GET",
"uri": "/items/{id}",
"code": 200
},
"smithy.api#readonly": {}
}
},
"com.example#GetItemInput": {
"type": "structure",
"members": {
"id": {
"target": "smithy.api#String",
"traits": {
"smithy.api#httpLabel": {},
"smithy.api#required": {}
}
}
}
},
"com.example#GetItemOutput": {
"type": "structure",
"members": {
"name": {
"target": "smithy.api#String"
},
"value": {
"target": "smithy.api#String"
}
}
}
}
}
]
}
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