OME-Zarr plate schema

Title: OME-Zarr plate schema


Type	`object`
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Description: The zarr.json attributes key

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ ome	No	object	No	-	The versioned OME-Zarr Metadata namespace

1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome`¶


Type	`object`
Required	Yes
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Description: The versioned OME-Zarr Metadata namespace

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ plate	No	object	No	-	-
+ version	No	object	No	In https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev1/schemas/_version.schema	😅 ERROR in schema generation, a referenced schema could not be loaded, no documentation here unfortunately 🏜️

1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate`¶


Type	`object`
Required	Yes
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
- acquisitions	No	array of object	No	-	The acquisitions for this plate
- field_count	No	integer	No	-	The maximum number of fields per view across all wells
- name	No	string	No	-	The name of the plate
+ columns	No	array of object	No	-	The columns of the plate
+ rows	No	array of object	No	-	The rows of the plate
+ wells	No	array of object	No	-	The wells of the plate

1.1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions`¶


Type	`array of object`
Required	No

Description: The acquisitions for this plate

	Array restrictions
Min items	N/A
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	False
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
acquisitions items	-

1.1.1.1. OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items¶


Type	`object`
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ id	No	integer	No	-	A unique identifier within the context of the plate
- maximumfieldcount	No	integer	No	-	The maximum number of fields of view for the acquisition
- name	No	string	No	-	The name of the acquisition
- description	No	string	No	-	The description of the acquisition
- starttime	No	integer	No	-	The start timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch
- endtime	No	integer	No	-	The end timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

1.1.1.1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > id`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	Yes

Description: A unique identifier within the context of the plate

Restrictions
Minimum	≥ 0

1.1.1.1.2. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > maximumfieldcount`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	No

Description: The maximum number of fields of view for the acquisition

Restrictions
Minimum	> 0

1.1.1.1.3. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > name`¶


Type	`string`
Required	No

Description: The name of the acquisition

1.1.1.1.4. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > description`¶


Type	`string`
Required	No

Description: The description of the acquisition

1.1.1.1.5. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > starttime`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	No

Description: The start timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

Restrictions
Minimum	≥ 0

1.1.1.1.6. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > endtime`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	No

Description: The end timestamp of the acquisition, expressed as epoch time i.e. the number seconds since the Epoch

Restrictions
Minimum	≥ 0

1.1.2. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > field_count`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	No

Description: The maximum number of fields per view across all wells

Restrictions
Minimum	> 0

1.1.3. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > name`¶


Type	`string`
Required	No

Description: The name of the plate

1.1.4. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > columns`¶


Type	`array of object`
Required	Yes

Description: The columns of the plate

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
columns items	-

1.1.4.1. OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > columns > columns items¶


Type	`object`
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ name	No	string	No	-	The column name

1.1.4.1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > columns > columns items > name`¶


Type	`string`
Required	Yes

Description: The column name

Restrictions
Must match regular expression	`^[A-Za-z0-9]+$` Test

1.1.5. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > rows`¶


Type	`array of object`
Required	Yes

Description: The rows of the plate

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
rows items	-

1.1.5.1. OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > rows > rows items¶


Type	`object`
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ name	No	string	No	-	The row name

1.1.5.1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > rows > rows items > name`¶


Type	`string`
Required	Yes

Description: The row name

Restrictions
Must match regular expression	`^[A-Za-z0-9]+$` Test

1.1.6. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > wells`¶


Type	`array of object`
Required	Yes

Description: The wells of the plate

	Array restrictions
Min items	1
Max items	N/A
Items unicity	True
Additional items	False
Tuple validation	See below

Each item of this array must be	Description
wells items	-

1.1.6.1. OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > wells > wells items¶


Type	`object`
Required	No
Additional properties	Any type allowed

Property	Pattern	Type	Deprecated	Definition	Title/Description
+ path	No	string	No	-	The path to the well subgroup
+ rowIndex	No	integer	No	-	The index of the well in the rows list
+ columnIndex	No	integer	No	-	The index of the well in the columns list

1.1.6.1.1. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > wells > wells items > path`¶


Type	`string`
Required	Yes

Description: The path to the well subgroup

Restrictions
Must match regular expression	`^[A-Za-z0-9]+/[A-Za-z0-9]+$` Test

1.1.6.1.2. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > wells > wells items > rowIndex`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	Yes

Description: The index of the well in the rows list

Restrictions
Minimum	≥ 0

1.1.6.1.3. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > wells > wells items > columnIndex`¶


Type	`integer`
Required	Yes

Description: The index of the well in the columns list

Restrictions
Minimum	≥ 0

1.2. Property `OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > version`¶


Type	`object`
Required	Yes
Additional properties	Any type allowed
Defined in	https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev1/schemas/_version.schema

Description: 😅 ERROR in schema generation, a referenced schema could not be loaded, no documentation here unfortunately 🏜️

Generated using json-schema-for-humans on 2025-10-28 at 10:58:12 +0000

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1. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome¶

1.1. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate¶

1.1.1. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions¶

1.1.1.1. OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items¶

1.1.1.1.1. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > id¶

1.1.1.1.2. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > maximumfieldcount¶

1.1.1.1.3. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > name¶

1.1.1.1.4. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > description¶

1.1.1.1.5. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > starttime¶

1.1.1.1.6. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > acquisitions > acquisitions items > endtime¶

1.1.2. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > field_count¶

1.1.3. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > name¶

1.1.4. Property OME-Zarr plate schema > ome > plate > columns¶