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Example (replace the values with your own): `https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/latest/concepts/json_schema/index.md?goal=&organization=` --- # JSON Schema API Documentation [`pydantic.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema) Pydantic allows automatic creation and customization of JSON schemas from models. The generated JSON schemas are compliant with the following specifications: - [JSON Schema Draft 2020-12](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/release-notes.html) - [OpenAPI Specification v3.1.0](https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification). ## Generating JSON Schema Use the following functions to generate JSON schema: - [`BaseModel.model_json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) returns a jsonable dict of a model's schema. - [`TypeAdapter.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter.json_schema) returns a jsonable dict of an adapted type's schema. Note These methods are not to be confused with [`BaseModel.model_dump_json`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_dump_json) and [`TypeAdapter.dump_json`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter.dump_json), which serialize instances of the model or adapted type, respectively. These methods return JSON strings. In comparison, [`BaseModel.model_json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) and [`TypeAdapter.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter.json_schema) return a jsonable dict representing the JSON schema of the model or adapted type, respectively. on the Regarding the "jsonable" nature of the [`model_json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) results, calling `json.dumps(m.model_json_schema())`on some `BaseModel` `m` returns a valid JSON string. Similarly, for [`TypeAdapter.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter.json_schema), calling `json.dumps(TypeAdapter().json_schema())` returns a valid JSON string. Tip Pydantic offers support for both of: 1. [Customizing JSON Schema](#customizing-json-schema) 2. [Customizing the JSON Schema Generation Process](#customizing-the-json-schema-generation-process) The first approach generally has a more narrow scope, allowing for customization of the JSON schema for more specific cases and types. The second approach generally has a more broad scope, allowing for customization of the JSON schema generation process overall. The same effects can be achieved with either approach, but depending on your use case, one approach might offer a more simple solution than the other. Here's an example of generating JSON schema from a `BaseModel`: ```python import json from enum import Enum from typing import Annotated, Union from pydantic import BaseModel, Field from pydantic.config import ConfigDict class FooBar(BaseModel): count: int size: Union[float, None] = None class Gender(str, Enum): male = 'male' female = 'female' other = 'other' not_given = 'not_given' class MainModel(BaseModel): """ This is the description of the main model """ model_config = ConfigDict(title='Main') foo_bar: FooBar gender: Annotated[Union[Gender, None], Field(alias='Gender')] = None snap: int = Field( default=42, title='The Snap', description='this is the value of snap', gt=30, lt=50, ) main_model_schema = MainModel.model_json_schema() # (1) print(json.dumps(main_model_schema, indent=2)) # (2) """ { "$defs": { "FooBar": { "properties": { "count": { "title": "Count", "type": "integer" }, "size": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "number" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null, "title": "Size" } }, "required": [ "count" ], "title": "FooBar", "type": "object" }, "Gender": { "enum": [ "male", "female", "other", "not_given" ], "title": "Gender", "type": "string" } }, "description": "This is the description of the main model", "properties": { "foo_bar": { "$ref": "#/$defs/FooBar" }, "Gender": { "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/$defs/Gender" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null }, "snap": { "default": 42, "description": "this is the value of snap", "exclusiveMaximum": 50, "exclusiveMinimum": 30, "title": "The Snap", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "foo_bar" ], "title": "Main", "type": "object" } """ ``` This produces a "jsonable" dict of `MainModel`'s schema. Calling `json.dumps` on the schema dict produces a JSON string. The [`TypeAdapter`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter) class lets you create an object with methods for validating, serializing, and producing JSON schemas for arbitrary types. This serves as a complete replacement for `schema_of` in Pydantic V1 (which is now deprecated). Here's an example of generating JSON schema from a [`TypeAdapter`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter): ```python from pydantic import TypeAdapter adapter = TypeAdapter(list[int]) print(adapter.json_schema()) #> {'items': {'type': 'integer'}, 'type': 'array'} ``` You can also generate JSON schemas for combinations of [`BaseModel`s](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel) and [`TypeAdapter`s](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter), as shown in this example: ```python import json from typing import Union from pydantic import BaseModel, TypeAdapter class Cat(BaseModel): name: str color: str class Dog(BaseModel): name: str breed: str ta = TypeAdapter(Union[Cat, Dog]) ta_schema = ta.json_schema() print(json.dumps(ta_schema, indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "$defs": { "Cat": { "properties": { "name": { "title": "Name", "type": "string" }, "color": { "title": "Color", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "name", "color" ], "title": "Cat", "type": "object" }, "Dog": { "properties": { "name": { "title": "Name", "type": "string" }, "breed": { "title": "Breed", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "name", "breed" ], "title": "Dog", "type": "object" } }, "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/$defs/Cat" }, { "$ref": "#/$defs/Dog" } ] } ``` ### Configuring the `JsonSchemaMode` Specify the mode of JSON schema generation via the `mode` parameter in the [`model_json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) and [`TypeAdapter.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/type_adapter/#pydantic.type_adapter.TypeAdapter.json_schema) methods. By default, the mode is set to `'validation'`, which produces a JSON schema corresponding to the model's validation schema. The [`JsonSchemaMode`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.JsonSchemaMode) is a type alias that represents the available options for the `mode` parameter: - `'validation'` - `'serialization'` Here's an example of how to specify the `mode` parameter, and how it affects the generated JSON schema: ```python from decimal import Decimal from pydantic import BaseModel class Model(BaseModel): a: Decimal = Decimal('12.34') print(Model.model_json_schema(mode='validation')) """ { 'properties': { 'a': { 'anyOf': [ {'type': 'number'}, { 'pattern': '^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$', 'type': 'string', }, ], 'default': '12.34', 'title': 'A', } }, 'title': 'Model', 'type': 'object', } """ print(Model.model_json_schema(mode='serialization')) """ { 'properties': { 'a': { 'default': '12.34', 'pattern': '^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$', 'title': 'A', 'type': 'string', } }, 'title': 'Model', 'type': 'object', } """ ``` ## Customizing JSON Schema The generated JSON schema can be customized at both the [field level](#field-level-customization) and [model level](#model-level-customization). At both the field and model levels, you can use the [`json_schema_extra` option](#using-json_schema_extra) to add extra information to the JSON schema. For custom types, Pydantic offers other tools for customizing JSON schema generation: 1. [`WithJsonSchema` annotation](#withjsonschema-annotation) 2. [`SkipJsonSchema` annotation](#skipjsonschema-annotation) 3. [Implementing `__get_pydantic_core_schema__`](#implementing_get_pydantic_core_schema) 4. [Implementing `__get_pydantic_json_schema__`](#implementing_get_pydantic_json_schema) ### Field-Level Customization [Fields](/docs/validation/latest/concepts/fields) can have their JSON Schema customized. This is usually done using the [`Field()`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/fields/#pydantic.fields.Field) function. Some field parameters are used exclusively to customize the generated JSON Schema: - `title`: The title of the field. - `description`: The description of the field. - `examples`: The examples of the field. - `json_schema_extra`: Extra JSON Schema properties to be added to the field (see the [dedicated documentation](#using-json_schema_extra)). - `field_title_generator`: A function that programmatically sets the field's title, based on its name and info. Here's an example: ```python import json from typing import Annotated from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr, Field, SecretStr class User(BaseModel): age: int = Field(description='Age of the user') email: Annotated[EmailStr, Field(examples=['marcelo@mail.com'])] # (1) name: str = Field(title='Username') password: SecretStr = Field( json_schema_extra={ 'title': 'Password', 'description': 'Password of the user', 'examples': ['123456'], } ) print(json.dumps(User.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) """ { "properties": { "age": { "description": "Age of the user", "title": "Age", "type": "integer" }, "email": { "examples": [ "marcelo@mail.com" ], "format": "email", "title": "Email", "type": "string" }, "name": { "title": "Username", "type": "string" }, "password": { "description": "Password of the user", "examples": [ "123456" ], "format": "password", "title": "Password", "type": "string", "writeOnly": true } }, "required": [ "age", "email", "name", "password" ], "title": "User", "type": "object" } """ ``` The [annotated pattern](/docs/validation/latest/concepts/fields#the-annotated-pattern) can also be used. ### Programmatic field title generation The `field_title_generator` parameter can be used to programmatically generate the title for a field based on its name and info. See the following example: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel, Field from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo def make_title(field_name: str, field_info: FieldInfo) -> str: return field_name.upper() class Person(BaseModel): name: str = Field(field_title_generator=make_title) age: int = Field(field_title_generator=make_title) print(json.dumps(Person.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "properties": { "name": { "title": "NAME", "type": "string" }, "age": { "title": "AGE", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "name", "age" ], "title": "Person", "type": "object" } ``` ### Model-Level Customization You can also use [model config](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict) to customize JSON schema generation on a model. Specifically, the following config options are relevant: - [`title`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.title) - [`json_schema_extra`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.json_schema_extra) - [`json_schema_mode_override`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.json_schema_mode_override) - [`field_title_generator`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.field_title_generator) - [`model_title_generator`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.model_title_generator) ### Using `json_schema_extra` The `json_schema_extra` option can be used to add extra information to the JSON schema, either at the [Field level](#field-level-customization) or at the [Model level](#model-level-customization). You can pass a `dict` or a `Callable` to `json_schema_extra`. #### Using `json_schema_extra` with a `dict` You can pass a `dict` to `json_schema_extra` to add extra information to the JSON schema: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict class Model(BaseModel): a: str model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={'examples': [{'a': 'Foo'}]}) print(json.dumps(Model.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "examples": [ { "a": "Foo" } ], "properties": { "a": { "title": "A", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "a" ], "title": "Model", "type": "object" } ``` #### Using `json_schema_extra` with a `Callable` You can pass a `Callable` to `json_schema_extra` to modify the JSON schema with a function: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel, Field def pop_default(s): s.pop('default') class Model(BaseModel): a: int = Field(default=1, json_schema_extra=pop_default) print(json.dumps(Model.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "properties": { "a": { "title": "A", "type": "integer" } }, "title": "Model", "type": "object" } ``` #### Merging `json_schema_extra` Starting in v2.9, Pydantic merges `json_schema_extra` dictionaries from annotated types. This pattern offers a more additive approach to merging rather than the previous override behavior. This can be quite helpful for cases of reusing json schema extra information across multiple types. We viewed this change largely as a bug fix, as it resolves unintentional differences in the `json_schema_extra` merging behavior between `BaseModel` and `TypeAdapter` instances - see [this issue](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/9210) for more details. ```python import json from typing import Annotated from typing_extensions import TypeAlias from pydantic import Field, TypeAdapter ExternalType: TypeAlias = Annotated[ int, Field(json_schema_extra={'key1': 'value1'}) ] ta = TypeAdapter( Annotated[ExternalType, Field(json_schema_extra={'key2': 'value2'})] ) print(json.dumps(ta.json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "key1": "value1", "key2": "value2", "type": "integer" } ``` Note We no longer (and never fully did) support composing a mix of `dict` and `callable` type `json_schema_extra` specifications. If this is a requirement for your use case, please [open a pydantic issue](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/new/choose) and explain your situation - we'd be happy to reconsider this decision when presented with a compelling case. ### `WithJsonSchema` annotation Tip Using [`WithJsonSchema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.WithJsonSchema) is preferred over [implementing `__get_pydantic_json_schema__()`](#implementing_get_pydantic_json_schema) for custom types, as it's more simple and less error-prone. An annotation used to override the JSON Schema for a type. This is useful when you want to set a JSON Schema for a type that don't produce any JSON Schemas by default (e.g. [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/collections.abc.html#collections.abc.Callable)). Note that this overrides the whole generated JSON Schema for the type (in the following example, the `'type'` also needs to be provided). ```python import json from typing import Annotated from pydantic import BaseModel, WithJsonSchema MyInt = Annotated[ int, WithJsonSchema({'type': 'integer', 'examples': [1, 0, -1]}), ] class Model(BaseModel): a: MyInt print(json.dumps(Model.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "properties": { "a": { "examples": [ 1, 0, -1 ], "title": "A", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "a" ], "title": "Model", "type": "object" } ``` See the [API documentation](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.WithJsonSchema) for more details. Note You might be tempted to use the [`WithJsonSchema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.WithJsonSchema) annotation to fine-tune the JSON Schema of fields having [validators](/docs/validation/latest/concepts/validators) attached. Instead, it is recommended to use [the `json_schema_input_type` argument](/docs/validation/latest/concepts/validators#json-schema-and-field-validators). ### `SkipJsonSchema` annotation API Documentation [`pydantic.json_schema.SkipJsonSchema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.SkipJsonSchema) The [`SkipJsonSchema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.SkipJsonSchema) annotation can be used to skip an included field (or part of a field's specifications) from the generated JSON schema. See the API docs for more details. ### Implementing `__get_pydantic_core_schema__` Custom types (used as `field_name: TheType` or `field_name: Annotated[TheType, ...]`) as well as `Annotated` metadata (used as `field_name: Annotated[int, SomeMetadata]`) can modify or override the generated schema by implementing `__get_pydantic_core_schema__`. This method receives two positional arguments: 1. The type annotation that corresponds to this type (so in the case of `TheType[T](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)` it would be `TheType[int]`). 2. A handler/callback to call the next implementer of `__get_pydantic_core_schema__`. The handler system works just like [_wrap_ field validators](/docs/validation/latest/concepts/validators#field-wrap-validator). In this case the input is the type and the output is a `core_schema`. Here is an example of a custom type that _overrides_ the generated `core_schema`: ```python from dataclasses import dataclass from typing import Any from pydantic_core import core_schema from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler @dataclass class CompressedString: dictionary: dict[int, str] text: list[int] def build(self) -> str: return ' '.join([self.dictionary[key] for key in self.text]) @classmethod def __get_pydantic_core_schema__( cls, source: type[Any], handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler ) -> core_schema.CoreSchema: assert source is CompressedString return core_schema.no_info_after_validator_function( cls._validate, core_schema.str_schema(), serialization=core_schema.plain_serializer_function_ser_schema( cls._serialize, info_arg=False, return_schema=core_schema.str_schema(), ), ) @staticmethod def _validate(value: str) -> 'CompressedString': inverse_dictionary: dict[str, int] = {} text: list[int] = [] for word in value.split(' '): if word not in inverse_dictionary: inverse_dictionary[word] = len(inverse_dictionary) text.append(inverse_dictionary[word]) return CompressedString( {v: k for k, v in inverse_dictionary.items()}, text ) @staticmethod def _serialize(value: 'CompressedString') -> str: return value.build() class MyModel(BaseModel): value: CompressedString print(MyModel.model_json_schema()) """ { 'properties': {'value': {'title': 'Value', 'type': 'string'}}, 'required': ['value'], 'title': 'MyModel', 'type': 'object', } """ print(MyModel(value='fox fox fox dog fox')) """ value = CompressedString(dictionary={0: 'fox', 1: 'dog'}, text=[0, 0, 0, 1, 0]) """ print(MyModel(value='fox fox fox dog fox').model_dump(mode='json')) #> {'value': 'fox fox fox dog fox'} ``` Since Pydantic would not know how to generate a schema for `CompressedString`, if you call `handler(source)` in its `__get_pydantic_core_schema__` method you would get a `pydantic.errors.PydanticSchemaGenerationError` error. This will be the case for most custom types, so you almost never want to call into `handler` for custom types. The process for `Annotated` metadata is much the same except that you can generally call into `handler` to have Pydantic handle generating the schema. ```python from collections.abc import Sequence from dataclasses import dataclass from typing import Annotated, Any from pydantic_core import core_schema from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler, ValidationError @dataclass class RestrictCharacters: alphabet: Sequence[str] def __get_pydantic_core_schema__( self, source: type[Any], handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler ) -> core_schema.CoreSchema: if not self.alphabet: raise ValueError('Alphabet may not be empty') schema = handler( source ) # get the CoreSchema from the type / inner constraints if schema['type'] != 'str': raise TypeError('RestrictCharacters can only be applied to strings') return core_schema.no_info_after_validator_function( self.validate, schema, ) def validate(self, value: str) -> str: if any(c not in self.alphabet for c in value): raise ValueError( f'{value!r} is not restricted to {self.alphabet!r}' ) return value class MyModel(BaseModel): value: Annotated[str, RestrictCharacters('ABC')] print(MyModel.model_json_schema()) """ { 'properties': {'value': {'title': 'Value', 'type': 'string'}}, 'required': ['value'], 'title': 'MyModel', 'type': 'object', } """ print(MyModel(value='CBA')) #> value='CBA' try: MyModel(value='XYZ') except ValidationError as e: print(e) """ 1 validation error for MyModel value Value error, 'XYZ' is not restricted to 'ABC' [type=value_error, input_value='XYZ', input_type=str] """ ``` So far we have been wrapping the schema, but if you just want to _modify_ it or _ignore_ it you can as well. To modify the schema, first call the handler, then mutate the result: ```python from typing import Annotated, Any from pydantic_core import ValidationError, core_schema from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler class SmallString: def __get_pydantic_core_schema__( self, source: type[Any], handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler, ) -> core_schema.CoreSchema: schema = handler(source) assert schema['type'] == 'str' schema['max_length'] = 10 # modify in place return schema class MyModel(BaseModel): value: Annotated[str, SmallString()] try: MyModel(value='too long!!!!!') except ValidationError as e: print(e) """ 1 validation error for MyModel value String should have at most 10 characters [type=string_too_long, input_value='too long!!!!!', input_type=str] """ ``` Tip Note that you _must_ return a schema, even if you are just mutating it in place. To override the schema completely, do not call the handler and return your own `CoreSchema`: ```python from typing import Annotated, Any from pydantic_core import ValidationError, core_schema from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler class AllowAnySubclass: def __get_pydantic_core_schema__( self, source: type[Any], handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler ) -> core_schema.CoreSchema: # we can't call handler since it will fail for arbitrary types def validate(value: Any) -> Any: if not isinstance(value, source): raise ValueError( f'Expected an instance of {source}, got an instance of {type(value)}' ) return value return core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(validate) class Foo: pass class Model(BaseModel): f: Annotated[Foo, AllowAnySubclass()] print(Model(f=Foo())) #> f=<__main__.Foo object at 0x0123456789ab> class NotFoo: pass try: Model(f=NotFoo()) except ValidationError as e: print(e) """ 1 validation error for Model f Value error, Expected an instance of , got an instance of [type=value_error, input_value=<__main__.NotFoo object at 0x0123456789ab>, input_type=NotFoo] """ ``` ### Implementing `__get_pydantic_json_schema__` You can also implement `__get_pydantic_json_schema__` to modify or override the generated json schema. Modifying this method only affects the JSON schema - it doesn't affect the core schema, which is used for validation and serialization. Here's an example of modifying the generated JSON schema: ```python import json from typing import Any from pydantic_core import core_schema as cs from pydantic import GetCoreSchemaHandler, GetJsonSchemaHandler, TypeAdapter from pydantic.json_schema import JsonSchemaValue class Person: name: str age: int def __init__(self, name: str, age: int): self.name = name self.age = age @classmethod def __get_pydantic_core_schema__( cls, source_type: Any, handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler ) -> cs.CoreSchema: return cs.typed_dict_schema( { 'name': cs.typed_dict_field(cs.str_schema()), 'age': cs.typed_dict_field(cs.int_schema()), }, ) @classmethod def __get_pydantic_json_schema__( cls, core_schema: cs.CoreSchema, handler: GetJsonSchemaHandler ) -> JsonSchemaValue: json_schema = handler(core_schema) json_schema = handler.resolve_ref_schema(json_schema) json_schema['examples'] = [ { 'name': 'John Doe', 'age': 25, } ] json_schema['title'] = 'Person' return json_schema print(json.dumps(TypeAdapter(Person).json_schema(), indent=2)) """ { "examples": [ { "age": 25, "name": "John Doe" } ], "properties": { "name": { "title": "Name", "type": "string" }, "age": { "title": "Age", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "name", "age" ], "title": "Person", "type": "object" } """ ``` ### Using `field_title_generator` The `field_title_generator` parameter can be used to programmatically generate the title for a field based on its name and info. This is similar to the field level `field_title_generator`, but the `ConfigDict` option will be applied to all fields of the class. See the following example: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict class Person(BaseModel): model_config = ConfigDict( field_title_generator=lambda field_name, field_info: field_name.upper() ) name: str age: int print(json.dumps(Person.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "properties": { "name": { "title": "NAME", "type": "string" }, "age": { "title": "AGE", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "name", "age" ], "title": "Person", "type": "object" } ``` ### Using `model_title_generator` The `model_title_generator` config option is similar to the `field_title_generator` option, but it applies to the title of the model itself, and accepts the model class as input. See the following example: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict def make_title(model: type) -> str: return f'Title-{model.__name__}' class Person(BaseModel): model_config = ConfigDict(model_title_generator=make_title) name: str age: int print(json.dumps(Person.model_json_schema(), indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "properties": { "name": { "title": "Name", "type": "string" }, "age": { "title": "Age", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "name", "age" ], "title": "Title-Person", "type": "object" } ``` ## JSON schema types Types, custom field types, and constraints (like `max_length`) are mapped to the corresponding spec formats in the following priority order (when there is an equivalent available): 1. [JSON Schema Core](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-core) 2. [JSON Schema Validation](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation) 3. [OpenAPI Data Types](https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.0.2.md#data-types) 4. The standard `format` JSON field is used to define Pydantic extensions for more complex `string` sub-types. The field schema mapping from Python or Pydantic to JSON schema is done as follows: Python type JSON Schema Type Additional JSON Schema Defined in Notes `None` `null` JSON Schema Core Same for `type(None)` or `Literal[None]` `bool` `boolean` JSON Schema Core `str` `string` JSON Schema Core `float` `number` JSON Schema Core `int` `integer` JSON Schema Validation `dict` `object` JSON Schema Core `list` `array` `{"items": {}}` JSON Schema Core `tuple-positional` `array` `{"items": {}}` JSON Schema Core `tuple-variable` `array` `{"items": {}}` JSON Schema Core `set` `array` `{"uniqueItems": true, "items": {}}` JSON Schema Validation `frozenset` `array` `{"uniqueItems": true, "items": {}}` JSON Schema Validation `List[str]` `array` `{"items": {"type": "string"}}` JSON Schema Validation And equivalently for any other sub type, e.g. `List[int]`. `Tuple[str, ...]` `array` `{"items": {"type": "string"}}` JSON Schema Validation And equivalently for any other sub type, e.g. `Tuple[int, ...]`. `Tuple[str, int]` `array` `{"minItems": 2, "maxItems": 2, "items": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "integer"}]}` JSON Schema Validation And equivalently for any other set of subtypes. Note: If using schemas for OpenAPI, you shouldn't use this declaration, as it would not be valid in OpenAPI (although it is valid in JSON Schema). `Dict[str, int]` `object` `{"additionalProperties": {"type": "integer"}}` JSON Schema Validation And equivalently for any other subfields for dicts. Have in mind that although you can use other types as keys for dicts with Pydantic, only strings are valid keys for JSON, and so, only str is valid as JSON Schema key types. `Union[str, int]` `anyOf` `{"anyOf": [{"type": "string"}, {"type": "integer"}]}` JSON Schema Validation And equivalently for any other subfields for unions. `Enum` `enum` `{"enum": [...]}` JSON Schema Validation All the literal values in the enum are included in the definition. `SecretStr` `string` `{"writeOnly": true}` JSON Schema Validation `SecretBytes` `string` `{"writeOnly": true}` JSON Schema Validation `EmailStr` `string` `{"format": "email"}` JSON Schema Validation `NameEmail` `string` `{"format": "name-email"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `AnyUrl` `string` `{"format": "uri"}` JSON Schema Validation `Pattern` `string` `{"format": "regex"}` JSON Schema Validation `bytes` `string` `{"format": "binary"}` OpenAPI `Decimal` `number` JSON Schema Core `UUID1` `string` `{"format": "uuid1"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `UUID3` `string` `{"format": "uuid3"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `UUID4` `string` `{"format": "uuid4"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `UUID5` `string` `{"format": "uuid5"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `UUID` `string` `{"format": "uuid"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension Suggested in OpenAPI. `FilePath` `string` `{"format": "file-path"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `DirectoryPath` `string` `{"format": "directory-path"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `Path` `string` `{"format": "path"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `datetime` `string` `{"format": "date-time"}` JSON Schema Validation `date` `string` `{"format": "date"}` JSON Schema Validation `time` `string` `{"format": "time"}` JSON Schema Validation `timedelta` `number` `{"format": "time-delta"}` Difference in seconds (a `float`), with Pydantic standard "format" extension Suggested in JSON Schema repository's issues by maintainer. `Json` `string` `{"format": "json-string"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension `IPv4Address` `string` `{"format": "ipv4"}` JSON Schema Validation `IPv6Address` `string` `{"format": "ipv6"}` JSON Schema Validation `IPvAnyAddress` `string` `{"format": "ipvanyaddress"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv4 or IPv6 address as used in `ipaddress` module `IPv4Interface` `string` `{"format": "ipv4interface"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv4 interface as used in `ipaddress` module `IPv6Interface` `string` `{"format": "ipv6interface"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv6 interface as used in `ipaddress` module `IPvAnyInterface` `string` `{"format": "ipvanyinterface"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv4 or IPv6 interface as used in `ipaddress` module `IPv4Network` `string` `{"format": "ipv4network"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv4 network as used in `ipaddress` module `IPv6Network` `string` `{"format": "ipv6network"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv6 network as used in `ipaddress` module `IPvAnyNetwork` `string` `{"format": "ipvanynetwork"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension IPv4 or IPv6 network as used in `ipaddress` module `StrictBool` `boolean` JSON Schema Core `StrictStr` `string` JSON Schema Core `ConstrainedStr` `string` JSON Schema Core If the type has values declared for the constraints, they are included as validations. See the mapping for `constr` below. \`constr(pattern='^text `string` `\{"pattern": "^text$", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 10\}` JSON Schema Validation Any argument not passed to the function (not defined) will not be included in the schema. `ConstrainedInt` `integer` JSON Schema Core If the type has values declared for the constraints, they are included as validations. See the mapping for `conint` below. `conint(gt=1, ge=2, lt=6, le=5, multiple_of=2)` `integer` `{"maximum": 5, "exclusiveMaximum": 6, "minimum": 2, "exclusiveMinimum": 1, "multipleOf": 2}` Any argument not passed to the function (not defined) will not be included in the schema. `PositiveInt` `integer` `{"exclusiveMinimum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NegativeInt` `integer` `{"exclusiveMaximum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NonNegativeInt` `integer` `{"minimum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NonPositiveInt` `integer` `{"maximum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `ConstrainedFloat` `number` JSON Schema Core If the type has values declared for the constraints, they are included as validations. See the mapping for `confloat` below. `confloat(gt=1, ge=2, lt=6, le=5, multiple_of=2)` `number` `{"maximum": 5, "exclusiveMaximum": 6, "minimum": 2, "exclusiveMinimum": 1, "multipleOf": 2}` JSON Schema Validation Any argument not passed to the function (not defined) will not be included in the schema. `PositiveFloat` `number` `{"exclusiveMinimum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NegativeFloat` `number` `{"exclusiveMaximum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NonNegativeFloat` `number` `{"minimum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `NonPositiveFloat` `number` `{"maximum": 0}` JSON Schema Validation `ConstrainedDecimal` `number` JSON Schema Core If the type has values declared for the constraints, they are included as validations. See the mapping for `condecimal` below. `condecimal(gt=1, ge=2, lt=6, le=5, multiple_of=2)` `number` `{"maximum": 5, "exclusiveMaximum": 6, "minimum": 2, "exclusiveMinimum": 1, "multipleOf": 2}` JSON Schema Validation Any argument not passed to the function (not defined) will not be included in the schema. `BaseModel` `object` JSON Schema Core All the properties defined will be defined with standard JSON Schema, including submodels. `Color` `string` `{"format": "color"}` Pydantic standard "format" extension ## Top-level schema generation You can also generate a top-level JSON schema that only includes a list of models and related sub-models in its `$defs`: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel from pydantic.json_schema import models_json_schema class Foo(BaseModel): a: str = None class Model(BaseModel): b: Foo class Bar(BaseModel): c: int _, top_level_schema = models_json_schema( [(Model, 'validation'), (Bar, 'validation')], title='My Schema' ) print(json.dumps(top_level_schema, indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "$defs": { "Bar": { "properties": { "c": { "title": "C", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "c" ], "title": "Bar", "type": "object" }, "Foo": { "properties": { "a": { "default": null, "title": "A", "type": "string" } }, "title": "Foo", "type": "object" }, "Model": { "properties": { "b": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Foo" } }, "required": [ "b" ], "title": "Model", "type": "object" } }, "title": "My Schema" } ``` ## Customizing the JSON Schema Generation Process API Documentation [`pydantic.json_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.GenerateJsonSchema) If you need custom schema generation, you can use a `schema_generator`, modifying the [`GenerateJsonSchema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.GenerateJsonSchema) class as necessary for your application. The various methods that can be used to produce JSON schema accept a keyword argument `schema_generator: type[GenerateJsonSchema] = GenerateJsonSchema`, and you can pass your custom subclass to these methods in order to use your own approach to generating JSON schema. `GenerateJsonSchema` implements the translation of a type's `pydantic-core` schema into a JSON schema. By design, this class breaks the JSON schema generation process into smaller methods that can be easily overridden in subclasses to modify the "global" approach to generating JSON schema. ```python from pydantic import BaseModel from pydantic.json_schema import GenerateJsonSchema class MyGenerateJsonSchema(GenerateJsonSchema): def generate(self, schema, mode='validation'): json_schema = super().generate(schema, mode=mode) json_schema['title'] = 'Customize title' json_schema['$schema'] = self.schema_dialect return json_schema class MyModel(BaseModel): x: int print(MyModel.model_json_schema(schema_generator=MyGenerateJsonSchema)) """ { 'properties': {'x': {'title': 'X', 'type': 'integer'}}, 'required': ['x'], 'title': 'Customize title', 'type': 'object', '$schema': 'https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema', } """ ``` Below is an approach you can use to exclude any fields from the schema that don't have valid json schemas: ```python from typing import Callable from pydantic_core import PydanticOmit, core_schema from pydantic import BaseModel from pydantic.json_schema import GenerateJsonSchema, JsonSchemaValue class MyGenerateJsonSchema(GenerateJsonSchema): def handle_invalid_for_json_schema( self, schema: core_schema.CoreSchema, error_info: str ) -> JsonSchemaValue: raise PydanticOmit def example_callable(): return 1 class Example(BaseModel): name: str = 'example' function: Callable = example_callable instance_example = Example() validation_schema = instance_example.model_json_schema( schema_generator=MyGenerateJsonSchema, mode='validation' ) print(validation_schema) """ { 'properties': { 'name': {'default': 'example', 'title': 'Name', 'type': 'string'} }, 'title': 'Example', 'type': 'object', } """ ``` ### JSON schema sorting By default, Pydantic recursively sorts JSON schemas by alphabetically sorting keys. Notably, Pydantic skips sorting the values of the `properties` key, to preserve the order of the fields as they were defined in the model. If you would like to customize this behavior, you can override the `sort` method in your custom `GenerateJsonSchema` subclass. The below example uses a no-op `sort` method to disable sorting entirely, which is reflected in the preserved order of the model fields and `json_schema_extra` keys: ```python import json from typing import Optional from pydantic import BaseModel, Field from pydantic.json_schema import GenerateJsonSchema, JsonSchemaValue class MyGenerateJsonSchema(GenerateJsonSchema): def sort( self, value: JsonSchemaValue, parent_key: Optional[str] = None ) -> JsonSchemaValue: """No-op, we don't want to sort schema values at all.""" return value class Bar(BaseModel): c: str b: str a: str = Field(json_schema_extra={'c': 'hi', 'b': 'hello', 'a': 'world'}) json_schema = Bar.model_json_schema(schema_generator=MyGenerateJsonSchema) print(json.dumps(json_schema, indent=2)) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "c": { "type": "string", "title": "C" }, "b": { "type": "string", "title": "B" }, "a": { "type": "string", "c": "hi", "b": "hello", "a": "world", "title": "A" } }, "required": [ "c", "b", "a" ], "title": "Bar" } ``` ## Customizing the `$ref`s in JSON Schema The format of `$ref`s can be altered by calling [`model_json_schema()`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) or [`model_dump_json()`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_dump_json) with the `ref_template` keyword argument. The definitions are always stored under the key `$defs`, but a specified prefix can be used for the references. This is useful if you need to extend or modify the JSON schema default definitions location. For example, with OpenAPI: ```python import json from pydantic import BaseModel from pydantic.type_adapter import TypeAdapter class Foo(BaseModel): a: int class Model(BaseModel): a: Foo adapter = TypeAdapter(Model) print( json.dumps( adapter.json_schema(ref_template='#/components/schemas/{model}'), indent=2, ) ) ``` **JSON output:** ```json { "$defs": { "Foo": { "properties": { "a": { "title": "A", "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "a" ], "title": "Foo", "type": "object" } }, "properties": { "a": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Foo" } }, "required": [ "a" ], "title": "Model", "type": "object" } ``` ## Miscellaneous Notes on JSON Schema Generation - The JSON schema for `Optional` fields indicates that the value `null` is allowed. - The `Decimal` type is exposed in JSON schema (and serialized) as a string. - Since the `namedtuple` type doesn't exist in JSON, a model's JSON schema does not preserve `namedtuple`s as `namedtuple`s. - Sub-models used are added to the `$defs` JSON attribute and referenced, as per the spec. - Sub-models with modifications (via the `Field` class) like a custom title, description, or default value, are recursively included instead of referenced. - The `description` for models is taken from either the docstring of the class or the argument `description` to the `Field` class. - The schema is generated by default using aliases as keys, but it can be generated using model property names instead by calling [`model_json_schema()`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_json_schema) or [`model_dump_json()`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_dump_json) with the `by_alias=False` keyword argument.