JSON schema

JSON, YAML and TOML configuration files can benefit from a JSON schema that describes the config structure depending on the selected restic and configuration file version.

Schema URL

https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config.json

This schema detects config and restic version and redirects to the corresponding versioned URL. Detection requires full support for JSON Schema Draft 7. Use a versioned URL where not supported (e.g. TOML).

Usage (vscode)

To use a schema with vscode, begin your config files with:

#:schema https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config-2.json

version = "2"
 

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config.json

version: "2"
 

{
    "$schema": "https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config.json",
    "version": "2"
}

Example

Extension: redhat.vscode-yaml

Versioned URLs

The following versioned schemas are referenced from config.json. Which URL is selected depends on config and restic version. You may use the URLs directly if you need a self-contained schema file or to enforce a certain version of configuration format and/or restic flags

JSON schema URLs for any restic version:

• Config V1: https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config-1.json
• Config V2: https://425-merge.resticprofile.pages.dev/jsonschema/config-2.json

These universal schemas contain all flags and commands of all known restic versions and may allow to set flags that are not supported by a particular restic version. Descriptions and deprecation markers indicate what is supported and what should no longer be used.

JSON schema URLs for a specific restic version (list of available URLs):

• .../config-1-restic-{MAJOR}-{MINOR}.json
• .../config-2-restic-{MAJOR}-{MINOR}.json

These schemas contain only flags and commands of a specific restic version. The schema will validate a config only when flags are used that the selected restic version supports according to its manual pages.