SMTP · Schema

SMTP Session

Schema representing an SMTP protocol session as defined in RFC 5321

SMTPEmailInternet StandardsIETFMessagingProtocolsRFC 5321

Properties

Name Type Description
host string SMTP server hostname or IP address
port integer TCP port number
secure string TLS/SSL security mode. Port 465 uses TLS, port 587 uses STARTTLS
authentication object
clientHostname string The client's FQDN sent in EHLO/HELO command
extensions array ESMTP extensions supported by the server (from EHLO response)
transaction object
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JSON Schema

smtp-session-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://smtp.standard/schemas/session",
  "title": "SMTP Session",
  "description": "Schema representing an SMTP protocol session as defined in RFC 5321",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "host": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "SMTP server hostname or IP address"
    },
    "port": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "TCP port number",
      "examples": [25, 465, 587],
      "default": 25
    },
    "secure": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["none", "tls", "starttls"],
      "description": "TLS/SSL security mode. Port 465 uses TLS, port 587 uses STARTTLS"
    },
    "authentication": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/Authentication"
    },
    "clientHostname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The client's FQDN sent in EHLO/HELO command"
    },
    "extensions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "ESMTP extensions supported by the server (from EHLO response)",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [["STARTTLS", "AUTH LOGIN PLAIN", "8BITMIME", "PIPELINING", "SIZE 52428800"]]
    },
    "transaction": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/Transaction"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "Authentication": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "mechanism": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["PLAIN", "LOGIN", "CRAM-MD5", "DIGEST-MD5", "XOAUTH2"],
          "description": "SASL authentication mechanism"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Authentication username"
        }
      }
    },
    "Transaction": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A single SMTP mail transaction (MAIL FROM through DATA)",
      "properties": {
        "from": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email",
          "description": "Envelope sender (MAIL FROM command)"
        },
        "recipients": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Envelope recipients (RCPT TO commands)",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "email"
          },
          "minItems": 1
        },
        "messageSize": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Estimated message size in bytes"
        }
      }
    },
    "SMTPCommand": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "command": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["EHLO", "HELO", "MAIL", "RCPT", "DATA", "RSET", "VRFY", "EXPN", "NOOP", "QUIT", "STARTTLS", "AUTH"],
          "description": "SMTP command verb"
        },
        "parameters": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Command parameters (e.g., FROM:<user@example.com>)"
        }
      }
    },
    "SMTPResponse": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Three-digit SMTP response code",
          "minimum": 100,
          "maximum": 599
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable response message"
        },
        "enhanced": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[245]\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$",
          "description": "Enhanced status code (RFC 3463) e.g., 2.0.0, 5.1.1"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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