---
type: "datatype"
title: "uri"
datatype: "uri"
---
# uri

- [Datatypes](/datatypes)
- [Definitions](/datatypes-definitions#uri)
- [Examples](/datatypes-examples#uri)
- [Mappings](/datatypes-mappings#uri)
- [Profiles](/datatypes-profiles#uri)

## Primitive Details
- **Definition**: String of characters used to identify a name or a resource
- **Comments**: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_identifier
- **XML Schema/Base**: `anyURI`
- **JSON Type**: `string`
- **Regex**: `\S*`
- **v3 Mapping**: `URL`
- **v2 Mapping**: `n/a`