Creating identity schemas

Follow these steps to create a custom identity schema in The Ory Network:

Ory Console

1. Sign in to Ory Console and select Identity Schema.
2. Using the dropdown menu, select one of the preset schemas or the empty template as the starting point for your custom schema.
3. Check the Customize Identity Schema box to enable editing of the schema.
4. Adjust the schema to your needs. Add, remove, or adjust traits.
5. Define the name of the custom schema in the Identity Model Schema text box.
6. Click the Update button to save.

Ory CLI

# Encode your schema to Base64 and export it to a variable.
schema=$(cat {path-to-json-with-identity-schema} | base64)

# Update your project's configuration.
ory patch identity-config {your-project-id} \
  --replace '/identity/default_schema_id="{unique-schema-id}"' \
  --replace '/identity/schemas=[{"id":"{unique-schema-id}","url":"base64://'$schema'"}]'

Updating identity schemas

To update an identity schema, you must create a new revision of that schema. You can't update existing identity schemas by editing them.

For example, to update an identity schema named "Customer Type 1", follow these steps:

1. Sign in to Ory Console and select Identity Schema.
2. Using the dropdown menu, select the "Customer Type 1" schema.
3. Check the Customize Identity Schema box to enable editing and make the necessary changes.
4. Enter a new name in the Identity Model Schema text box, for example "Customer Type 2".
5. Click the Update button to save.