id : URI Reference

id

URI Reference

This keyword declares an identifier for the schema resource.

Value	This keyword must be set to an absolute URI or a relative reference as defined by RFC 3986
Kind	Identifier
Applies To	Any
Dialect	Draft 4
Changed In	None
Introduced In	Draft 3
Vocabulary	Core
Specification	https://json-schema.org/draft-04/draft-zyp-json-schema-04#rfc.section.7.2
Metaschema	http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#
Official Tests	draft4/optional/id.json
Default	None
Annotation	None
Affected By	None
Affects	$ref (Vocabulary: Core)
Also See	$schema (Vocabulary: Core)

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