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Important note about accessibility: In version 1.3 of the schema we introduced a label property on Inputs to improve accessibility. If the Host app you are targetting supports v1.3 you should use label intead of a TextBlock as seen in some samples below. Once most Host apps have updated to the latest version we will update the samples accordingly.

AdaptiveCard

An Adaptive Card, containing a free-form body of card elements, and an optional set of actions.

Property Type Required Description Version
type "AdaptiveCard" Yes Must be "AdaptiveCard".
version string Yes Schema version that this card requires. If a client is lower than this version, the fallbackText will be rendered. NOTE: Version is not required for cards within an Action.ShowCard. However, it is required for the top-level card. 1.0
body Element[] No The card elements to show in the primary card region. 1.0
actions Action[] No The Actions to show in the card’s action bar. 1.0
selectAction ISelectAction No An Action that will be invoked when the card is tapped or selected. Action.ShowCard is not supported. 1.1
fallbackText string No Text shown when the client doesn’t support the version specified (may contain markdown). 1.0
backgroundImage BackgroundImage, uri No Specifies the background image of the card. 1.2, 1.0
minHeight string No Specifies the minimum height of the card. 1.2
speak string No Specifies what should be spoken for this entire card. This is simple text or SSML fragment. 1.0
lang string No The 2-letter ISO-639-1 language used in the card. Used to localize any date/time functions. 1.0
verticalContentAlignment VerticalContentAlignment No Defines how the content should be aligned vertically within the container. Only relevant for fixed-height cards, or cards with a minHeight specified. 1.1
$schema uri No The Adaptive Card schema. 1.0

Example

JSON
{
	"$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
	"type": "AdaptiveCard",
	"version": "1.0",
	"body": [
		{
			"type": "Container",
			"items": [
				{
					"type": "TextBlock",
					"text": "Publish Adaptive Card schema",
					"weight": "bolder",
					"size": "medium"
				},
				{
					"type": "ColumnSet",
					"columns": [
						{
							"type": "Column",
							"width": "auto",
							"items": [
								{
									"type": "Image",
									"url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3647943215/d7f12830b3c17a5a9e4afcc370e3a37e_400x400.jpeg",
									"size": "small",
									"style": "person"
								}
							]
						},
						{
							"type": "Column",
							"width": "stretch",
							"items": [
								{
									"type": "TextBlock",
									"text": "Matt Hidinger",
									"weight": "bolder",
									"wrap": true
								},
								{
									"type": "TextBlock",
									"spacing": "none",
									"text": "Created {{DATE(2017-02-14T06:08:39Z, SHORT)}}",
									"isSubtle": true,
									"wrap": true
								}
							]
						}
					]
				}
			]
		},
		{
			"type": "Container",
			"items": [
				{
					"type": "TextBlock",
					"text": "Now that we have defined the main rules and features of the format, we need to produce a schema and publish it to GitHub. The schema will be the starting point of our reference documentation.",
					"wrap": true
				},
				{
					"type": "FactSet",
					"facts": [
						{
							"title": "Board:",
							"value": "Adaptive Card"
						},
						{
							"title": "List:",
							"value": "Backlog"
						},
						{
							"title": "Assigned to:",
							"value": "Matt Hidinger"
						},
						{
							"title": "Due date:",
							"value": "Not set"
						}
					]
				}
			]
		}
	],
	"actions": [
		{
			"type": "Action.ShowCard",
			"title": "Comment",
			"card": {
				"type": "AdaptiveCard",
				"body": [
					{
						"type": "Input.Text",
						"id": "comment",
						"isMultiline": true,
						"placeholder": "Enter your comment"
					}
				],
				"actions": [
					{
						"type": "Action.Submit",
						"title": "OK"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"type": "Action.OpenUrl",
			"title": "View",
			"url": "https://adaptivecards.io"
		}
	]
}
Adaptive Card

Properties

version

Schema version that this card requires. If a client is lower than this version, the fallbackText will be rendered. NOTE: Version is not required for cards within an Action.ShowCard. However, it is required for the top-level card.

  • Type: string
  • Required: No

body

The card elements to show in the primary card region.

  • Type: Element[]
  • Required: No
  • Allowed values:
    • ActionSet
    • ColumnSet
    • Container
    • FactSet
    • Image
    • ImageSet
    • Input.ChoiceSet
    • Input.Date
    • Input.Number
    • Input.Text
    • Input.Time
    • Input.Toggle
    • Media
    • RichTextBlock
    • TextBlock

actions

The Actions to show in the card's action bar.

  • Type: Action[]
  • Required: No
  • Allowed values:
    • Action.OpenUrl
    • Action.ShowCard
    • Action.Submit
    • Action.ToggleVisibility

selectAction

An Action that will be invoked when the card is tapped or selected. Action.ShowCard is not supported.

  • Type: ISelectAction
  • Version : 1.1
  • Required: No
  • Allowed values:
    • Action.OpenUrl
    • Action.Submit
    • Action.ToggleVisibility

fallbackText

Text shown when the client doesn't support the version specified (may contain markdown).

  • Type: string
  • Required: No

backgroundImage

Specifies the background image of the card.

  • Type: BackgroundImage, uri
  • Version : 1.2, 1.0
  • Required: No
  • Allowed values:
    • BackgroundImage
    • uri

minHeight

Specifies the minimum height of the card.

  • Type: string
  • Version : 1.2
  • Required: No
JSON
{
	"$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
	"type": "AdaptiveCard",
	"version": "1.2",
	"minHeight": "100px",
	"body": [
		{
			"type": "TextBlock",
			"wrap": true,
			"text": "This card has a minHeight of 100px"
		}
	]
}
Adaptive Card

speak

Specifies what should be spoken for this entire card. This is simple text or SSML fragment.

  • Type: string
  • Required: No

lang

The 2-letter ISO-639-1 language used in the card. Used to localize any date/time functions.

  • Type: string
  • Required: No

verticalContentAlignment

Defines how the content should be aligned vertically within the container. Only relevant for fixed-height cards, or cards with a minHeight specified.

  • Type: VerticalContentAlignment
  • Version : 1.1
  • Required: No
  • Allowed values:
    • "top"
    • "center"
    • "bottom"

$schema

The Adaptive Card schema.

  • Type: uri
  • Required: No