Samples and Templates

These samples are just a teaser of the type of cards you can create. Go ahead and tweak them to make any scenario possible!

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.

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Templating enables the separation of data from the layout in an Adaptive Card. It helps design a card once, and then populate it with real data at runtime. Note: The binding syntax changed in May 2020. Get started with templating

Activity update sample

JSON
{
	"$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
	"type": "AdaptiveCard",
	"version": "1.0",
	"body": [
		{
			"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": "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 Cards"
				},
				{
					"title": "List:",
					"value": "Backlog"
				},
				{
					"title": "Assigned to:",
					"value": "Matt Hidinger"
				},
				{
					"title": "Due date:",
					"value": "Not set"
				}
			]
		}
	],
    "actions": [
        {
            "type": "Action.ShowCard",
            "title": "Set due date",
            "card": {
                "type": "AdaptiveCard",
                "body": [
                    {
                        "type": "Input.Date",
                        "id": "dueDate"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Input.Text",
                        "id": "comment",
                        "placeholder": "Add a comment",
                        "isMultiline": true
                    }
                ],
                "actions": [
                    {
                        "type": "Action.Submit",
                        "title": "OK"
                    }
                ],
                "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Action.OpenUrl",
            "title": "View",
            "url": "https://adaptivecards.io"
        }
    ]
}
Data JSON
{
    "title": "Publish Adaptive Card Schema",
    "description": "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.",
    "creator": {
        "name": "Matt Hidinger",
        "profileImage": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3647943215/d7f12830b3c17a5a9e4afcc370e3a37e_400x400.jpeg"
    },
    "createdUtc": "2017-02-14T06:08:39Z",
    "viewUrl": "https://adaptivecards.io",
    "properties": [
        { "key": "Board", "value": "Adaptive Cards" },
        { "key": "List", "value": "Backlog" },
        { "key": "Assigned to", "value": "Matt Hidinger" },
        { "key": "Due date", "value": "Not set" }
    ]
}
Template JSON
{
    "type": "AdaptiveCard",
    "body": [
        {
            "type": "TextBlock",
            "size": "Medium",
            "weight": "Bolder",
            "text": "${title}"
        },
        {
            "type": "ColumnSet",
            "columns": [
                {
                    "type": "Column",
                    "items": [
                        {
                            "type": "Image",
                            "style": "Person",
                            "url": "${creator.profileImage}",
                            "size": "Small"
                        }
                    ],
                    "width": "auto"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Column",
                    "items": [
                        {
                            "type": "TextBlock",
                            "weight": "Bolder",
                            "text": "${creator.name}",
                            "wrap": true
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "TextBlock",
                            "spacing": "None",
                            "text": "Created {{DATE(${string(createdUtc)}, SHORT)}}",
                            "isSubtle": true,
                            "wrap": true
                        }
                    ],
                    "width": "stretch"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "TextBlock",
            "text": "${description}",
            "wrap": true
        },
        {
            "type": "FactSet",
            "facts": [
                {
                    "$data": "${properties}",
                    "title": "${key}:",
                    "value": "${value}"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "actions": [
        {
            "type": "Action.ShowCard",
            "title": "Set due date",
            "card": {
                "type": "AdaptiveCard",
                "body": [
                    {
                        "type": "Input.Date",
                        "id": "dueDate"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Input.Text",
                        "id": "comment",
                        "placeholder": "Add a comment",
                        "isMultiline": true
                    }
                ],
                "actions": [
                    {
                        "type": "Action.Submit",
                        "title": "OK"
                    }
                ],
                "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Action.OpenUrl",
            "title": "View",
            "url": "${viewUrl}"
        }
    ],
    "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
    "version": "1.0"
}
Adaptive Card