VS Code Marketplace Extension

Schema for a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension as returned by the Gallery API.

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Properties

Name Type Description
extensionId string Unique identifier for the extension.
extensionName string The extension's short name (e.g., python).
displayName string Human-readable display name of the extension.
shortDescription string Brief description of the extension's purpose.
publisher object The publisher of the extension.
versions array Available versions of the extension.
categories array Extension categories.
tags array Extension tags for discoverability.
statistics array Usage statistics including install count and ratings.
publishedDate string When the extension was first published.
lastUpdated string When the extension was last updated.
averageRating number Average user rating from 0 to 5.
ratingCount integer Number of user ratings submitted.
installationTargets array Supported installation targets (e.g., Microsoft.VisualStudio.Code).
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JSON Schema

vs-code-marketplace-extension-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/vs-code-marketplace/json-schema/vs-code-marketplace-extension-schema.json",
  "title": "VS Code Marketplace Extension",
  "description": "Schema for a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension as returned by the Gallery API.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "extensionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the extension."
    },
    "extensionName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The extension's short name (e.g., python)."
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable display name of the extension."
    },
    "shortDescription": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brief description of the extension's purpose."
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The publisher of the extension.",
      "properties": {
        "publisherId": {"type": "string", "format": "uuid"},
        "publisherName": {"type": "string", "description": "Publisher's unique name (e.g., ms-python)."},
        "displayName": {"type": "string"},
        "isDomainVerified": {"type": "boolean"}
      }
    },
    "versions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Available versions of the extension.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "version": {"type": "string", "description": "Semantic version string."},
          "lastUpdated": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time"},
          "assetUri": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "fallbackAssetUri": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "files": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "assetType": {"type": "string"},
                "source": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
              }
            }
          },
          "properties": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "key": {"type": "string"},
                "value": {"type": "string"}
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Extension categories.",
      "items": {"type": "string"}
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Extension tags for discoverability.",
      "items": {"type": "string"}
    },
    "statistics": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Usage statistics including install count and ratings.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "statisticName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Type of statistic (install, averagerating, ratingcount, trendingdaily, etc.)."
          },
          "value": {"type": "number"}
        }
      }
    },
    "publishedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the extension was first published."
    },
    "lastUpdated": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the extension was last updated."
    },
    "averageRating": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 5,
      "description": "Average user rating from 0 to 5."
    },
    "ratingCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of user ratings submitted."
    },
    "installationTargets": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Supported installation targets (e.g., Microsoft.VisualStudio.Code).",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "target": {"type": "string"},
          "targetVersion": {"type": "string"}
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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