# Dataset Schema Reference

The dataset schema defines how your Actor's output data is structured, transformed, and displayed in the Output tab in the Apify Console.

## Examples

### JavaScript and TypeScript

Consider an example Actor that calls `Actor.pushData()` to store data into dataset:

```javascript
import { Actor } from 'apify';
// Initialize the JavaScript SDK
await Actor.init();

/**
 * Actor code
 */
await Actor.pushData({
    numericField: 10,
    pictureUrl: 'https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_92x30dp.png',
    linkUrl: 'https://google.com',
    textField: 'Google',
    booleanField: true,
    dateField: new Date(),
    arrayField: ['#hello', '#world'],
    objectField: {},
});

// Exit successfully
await Actor.exit();
```

### Python

Consider an example Actor that calls `Actor.push_data()` to store data into dataset:

```python
# Dataset push example (Python)
import asyncio
from datetime import datetime
from apify import Actor

async def main():
    await Actor.init()

    # Actor code
    await Actor.push_data({
        'numericField': 10,
        'pictureUrl': 'https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_92x30dp.png',
        'linkUrl': 'https://google.com',
        'textField': 'Google',
        'booleanField': True,
        'dateField': datetime.now().isoformat(),
        'arrayField': ['#hello', '#world'],
        'objectField': {},
    })

    # Exit successfully
    await Actor.exit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    asyncio.run(main())
```

## Configuration

To set up the Actor's output tab UI, reference a dataset schema file in `.actor/actor.json`:

```json
{
    "actorSpecification": 1,
    "name": "book-library-scraper",
    "title": "Book Library Scraper",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "storages": {
        "dataset": "./dataset_schema.json"
    }
}
```

Then create the dataset schema in `.actor/dataset_schema.json`:

```json
{
    "actorSpecification": 1,
    "fields": {},
    "views": {
        "overview": {
            "title": "Overview",
            "transformation": {
                "fields": [
                    "pictureUrl",
                    "linkUrl",
                    "textField",
                    "booleanField",
                    "arrayField",
                    "objectField",
                    "dateField",
                    "numericField"
                ]
            },
            "display": {
                "component": "table",
                "properties": {
                    "pictureUrl": {
                        "label": "Image",
                        "format": "image"
                    },
                    "linkUrl": {
                        "label": "Link",
                        "format": "link"
                    },
                    "textField": {
                        "label": "Text",
                        "format": "text"
                    },
                    "booleanField": {
                        "label": "Boolean",
                        "format": "boolean"
                    },
                    "arrayField": {
                        "label": "Array",
                        "format": "array"
                    },
                    "objectField": {
                        "label": "Object",
                        "format": "object"
                    },
                    "dateField": {
                        "label": "Date",
                        "format": "date"
                    },
                    "numericField": {
                        "label": "Number",
                        "format": "number"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```

## Structure

```json
{
    "actorSpecification": 1,
    "fields": {},
    "views": {
        "<VIEW_NAME>": {
            "title": "string (required)",
            "description": "string (optional)",
            "transformation": {
                "fields": ["string (required)"],
                "unwind": ["string (optional)"],
                "flatten": ["string (optional)"],
                "omit": ["string (optional)"],
                "limit": "integer (optional)",
                "desc": "boolean (optional)"
            },
            "display": {
                "component": "table (required)",
                "properties": {
                    "<FIELD_NAME>": {
                        "label": "string (optional)",
                        "format": "text|number|date|link|boolean|image|array|object (optional)"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```

## Properties

### Dataset Schema Properties

- `actorSpecification` (integer, required) - Specifies the version of dataset schema structure document (currently only version 1)
- `fields` (JSONSchema object, required) - Schema of one dataset object (use JsonSchema Draft 2020-12 or compatible)
- `views` (DatasetView object, required) - Object with API and UI views description

### DatasetView Properties

- `title` (string, required) - Visible in UI Output tab and API
- `description` (string, optional) - Only available in API response
- `transformation` (ViewTransformation object, required) - Data transformation applied when loading from Dataset API
- `display` (ViewDisplay object, required) - Output tab UI visualization definition

### ViewTransformation Properties

- `fields` (string[], required) - Fields to present in output (order matches column order)
- `unwind` (string[], optional) - Deconstructs nested children into parent object
- `flatten` (string[], optional) - Transforms nested object into flat structure
- `omit` (string[], optional) - Removes specified fields from output
- `limit` (integer, optional) - Maximum number of results (default: all)
- `desc` (boolean, optional) - Sort order (true = newest first)

### ViewDisplay Properties

- `component` (string, required) - Only `table` is available
- `properties` (Object, optional) - Keys matching `transformation.fields` with ViewDisplayProperty values

### ViewDisplayProperty Properties

- `label` (string, optional) - Table column header
- `format` (string, optional) - One of: `text`, `number`, `date`, `link`, `boolean`, `image`, `array`, `object`