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gossip_boi
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5 years ago

Using objects from components in arrays of other object

Hello everyone. I can't find any solution, unfortunately. So, I have the object 'address' in my schemas of components, and I want to use it in the array 'addresses', which is a part of the request body. How can I do that? If I do:

 

addresses:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/addresses'

 

then I get:

 

"addresses": [

{

"address": [

{

 

but I need just properties of 'address' in 'addresses' like:

"addresses":[{properties_of_address},{properties_of_address}]

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  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    5 years ago
    Can you also post the "address" schema?
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      gossip_boi
      New Contributor
      5 years ago

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      • HKosova's avatar
        HKosova
        SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
        5 years ago

        Your schemas look correct. Make sure there are no extra nesting levels in the schemas. Check this example for the reference:

         

        openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Array of objects
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /something:
    post:
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/addresses'
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK

components:
  schemas:

    addresses:
      type: object
      properties:
        addresses:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'

    address:
      type: object
      description: A user's address
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
        country_subject:
          type: string