$ref : URI Reference

$ref

URI Reference

This keyword is used to reference a statically identified schema.

Value	This keyword must be set to an absolute URI or a relative reference as defined by RFC 3986, where its fragment (if any) can consist of a JSON Pointer as defined by RFC 6901
Kind	Applicator
Applies To	Any
Dialect	2019-09
Changed In	Draft 6
Introduced In	Draft 3
Vocabulary	Core
Specification	https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/draft-handrews-json-schema-02#rfc.section.8.2.4.1
Metaschema	https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/core
Official Tests	draft2019-09/ref.json draft2019-09/refRemote.json draft2019-09/infinite-loop-detection.json draft2019-09/optional/refOfUnknownKeyword.json draft2019-09/optional/cross-draft.json
Default	None
Annotation	None
Affected By	$id (Vocabulary: Core) $recursiveAnchor (Vocabulary: Core) $anchor (Vocabulary: Core)
Affects	None
Also See	$recursiveRef (Vocabulary: Core) $defs (Vocabulary: Core)

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