Navigate references in their schema context

JSON Schema documents often distribute reusable definitions across a single document or related resources. The JSONBuddy editor resolves the target location of $ref values in the current schema and presents the reference as an active link when it can be resolved.

Inspect the target before you follow it

Move over a resolved reference to review the JSON Pointer and schema path shown by the editor. That context helps distinguish a local definition from an external resource and identifies the exact target to check before changing a constraint.

Follow the link and return

  1. Open the JSON Schema document in the editor and identify the $ref to inspect.
  2. Confirm that the displayed pointer and schema path identify the expected target.
  3. Use the documented Ctrl + left-click action to move to the resolved schema node.
  4. Use the navigation-history back shortcut, documented as Ctrl + Shift + ,, to return to the reference.

Continue with schema design

Use the JSON Schema editor to author and analyze the contract, assign a JSON Schema to data under review, or test the schema against a collection once the reference structure is understood.