This repo contains a schema file providing most of the information necessary for working with the Zotero data model. The file is served from the Zotero API at https://api.zotero.org/schema.

The schema file contains a JSON object with the following top-level properties:

• version: The version number of the schema
• itemTypes: A list of item types and their associated fields and creator types.
• meta: Additional field info, such as which fields are date fields
• csl: CSL type/field/creator mappings for converting between Zotero data and CSL JSON
• locales: Localized strings for item types, fields, and creator types in all locales supported by Zotero

The schema file is large, so be sure your app’s HTTP client is passing Accept-Encoding: gzip with the download request. Cache the file along with its ETag header and, when checking for updates, make a conditional request using If-None-Match: <ETag>. In most cases, you will receive a 304 and should continue using the cached version.