Schema JSON LD Type String Or Array

schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array

info experience: data-modeling spec: document

@type should be a string or array.

@type should be a string or an array of type strings.

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array:
  title: Schema JSON LD Type String Or Array
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/json-ld/schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array/
  description: "@type should be a string or an array of type strings."
  message: "@type should be a string or array."
  given: $['@type']
  severity: info
  then:
    function: schema
    functionOptions:
      schema:
        type:
          - string
          - array
  tags:
    - format:json-ld
    - spec:document
    - experience:data-modeling
  prompt: "You are editing a JSON-LD document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array' (Schema JSON LD Type
    String Or Array). Requirement: @type should be a string or an array of type
    strings. To fix: Adjust the targeted value so it conforms to the schema this
    rule requires. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.@type` — inspect
    every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the
    smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key
    order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid
    JSON-LD. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary."
AI fix prompt — send this to Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT with your artifact to auto-fix this rule
You are editing a JSON-LD document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array' (Schema JSON LD Type String Or Array). Requirement: @type should be a string or an array of type strings. To fix: Adjust the targeted value so it conforms to the schema this rule requires. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.@type` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid JSON-LD. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.
ArtifactJSON-LD
Applies at (given)$['@type']
Severityinfo — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce
Referencehttps://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/json-ld/schema-json-ld-type-string-or-array/