# json-schema-org/understanding-json-schema

A website aiming to provide more accessible documentation for JSON schema.

Repository: https://github.com/json-schema-org/understanding-json-schema
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/understanding-json-schema
Homepage: https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: json-schema
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-03T10:31:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4745, "days_push": 1034, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1508, forks 310 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:55.560952+00:00)

## What it is
A documentation website providing accessible tutorials and reference material for JSON Schema, covering keywords, validation, and schema composition. It is now deprecated in favor of the -schema-org/website repository.

## Use cases
- learn  schema from scratch
- understand  schema keywords like allOf and anyOf
- find examples of conditional validation in  schema
- reference documentation for writing  schemas
- learn schema composition and $ref usage
- validate  data structure with schemas

## When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly tutorial on JSON Schema concepts
- you need clear examples of JSON Schema keywords and best practices
- you are learning to design maintainable, scalable schemas

## When to avoid
- you want to contribute to current JSON Schema docs (use -schema-org/website instead)
- you need a schema validator library rather than documentation
- you need up-to-date docs reflecting the latest specification changes

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, apis
- platform: python
- tags: -schema, tutorial, reference-docs, deprecated, sphinx, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- json-schema-org/understanding-json-schema (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.560952+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:33.434745+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/json-schema-org/understanding-json-schema (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.560952+00:00, sha c8fa04726e7d)
  - homepage: https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:36:56.729157+00:00, sha 335cd212b986)
  - site_page: https://json-schema.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:36:56.738654+00:00, sha 648647392425)
  - site_page: https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/keywords (fetched 2026-08-29T11:36:56.740738+00:00, sha 9b19a8c0d05d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.