Complete Document Schema - Autype

The complete document schema covers the entire Autype document structure. Use it to validate or construct any document JSON before sending it to the API.

Download Schema

JSON Schema (draft-07) — all element types, sections, defaults, variables, citations, abbreviations

Top-level Structure

Field	Required	Description
`document`	✓	Page settings (size, margins, orientation, output format)
`stylePresetId`	—	Optional workspace style UUID or immutable built-in `system:<id>`. Use this to keep API/MCP payloads compact while reusing shared styles.
`sections`	✓	Array of content sections (flow or page type)
`defaults`	—	Global styling defaults (fonts, colors, spacing, header/footer)
`variables`	—	Template variable definitions
`abbreviations`	—	Abbreviation definitions
`citations`	—	Bibliography entries (CSL-JSON)

Sections & Elements Schema — focused schema for section and element types
Defaults Schema — styling configuration
Developer API — use this schema to generate documents via the API

For AI agents, Extended Markdown plus stylePresetId is usually easier than generating the full JSON shape. The full schema remains available for clients that need complete structural control.