Title: WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_form_schema
Published: August 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_form_schema(): array

## In this article

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

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Returns the schema for the form configuration object.

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

 array Schema properties for the form configuration.

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

    ```php
    protected function get_form_schema() {
    	return array(
    		'layout' => $this->get_form_layout_schema(),
    		'fields' => array(
    			'type'  => 'array',
    			'items' => $this->get_form_field_schema(),
    		),
    	);
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_form_layout_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_form_layout_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the schema for a form layout object as a discriminated union.

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| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_form_field_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_form_field_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the schema for a form field item (string or object).

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_item_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_item_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Retrieves the item’s schema, conforming to JSON Schema.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_form_schema/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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