Title: WP_REST_Icons_Controller::get_item_schema
Published: May 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_Icons_Controller::get_item_schema(): array

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#related)

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Retrieves the icon schema, conforming to JSON Schema.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array Item schema data.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get_item_schema() {
    	if ( $this->schema ) {
    		return $this->add_additional_fields_schema( $this->schema );
    	}

    	$schema = array(
    		'$schema'    => 'http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#',
    		'title'      => 'icon',
    		'type'       => 'object',
    		'properties' => array(
    			'name'    => array(
    				'description' => __( 'The icon name.' ),
    				'type'        => 'string',
    				'readonly'    => true,
    				'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit', 'embed' ),
    			),
    			'label'   => array(
    				'description' => __( 'The icon label.' ),
    				'type'        => 'string',
    				'readonly'    => true,
    				'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit', 'embed' ),
    			),
    			'content' => array(
    				'description' => __( 'The icon content (SVG markup).' ),
    				'type'        => 'string',
    				'readonly'    => true,
    				'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit', 'embed' ),
    			),
    		),
    	);

    	$this->schema = $schema;

    	return $this->add_additional_fields_schema( $this->schema );
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_icons_controller/get_item_schema/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  |

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