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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is Iglu only for self-describing JSONs?
2. How do I write a self-describing JSON?
3. How do I host a schema privately?
4. What's next on the roadmap?
5. Any other question?

## Is Iglu only for self-describing JSONs?

Currently Iglu is focused on supporting self-describing JSONs, which easily fit into the vendor/name/format/version taxonomy specified in the Iglu documentation.

There is no reason why Iglu cannot be extended to support self-describing [XML Schema] xml-schema or [Avro schemas] avro. We are actively exploring Avro Schema support.

## How do I write a self-describing JSON?

As a first step, make sure that you can operate "plain" JSON Schemas - check out [this great guide] json-schema-pdf for details. Nowadays you may not want to write JSON Schema manually, in that case [Schema Guru] schema-guru (Web UI) can be used. It is a tool for automatic JSON Schema derivation, which also can make Schemas self-describing.

Also following wiki pages can be useful:

• Self-describing-JSONs
• Self-describing-JSON-Schemas
• SchemaVer

## How do I host a schema privately?

Currently only Scala server supports authentication. You can find more information on API authentication page.

Also, Iglu Scala Client supports API authentication since version 0.4.0.

## What's next on the roadmap?

Plenty! Check out our Product roadmap for details.

## Question not on this list?

Get in touch with us and ask it! Check out our Talk to us page for different ways of getting in touch.