Linked Web Storage Vocabulary

Abstract

This document describes the Linked Web Storage Vocabulary, i.e., the RDFS [RDF-SCHEMA] vocabulary used by the Linked Web Storage Protocol [lws-core].

Alternate versions of the vocabulary definition exist in Turtle and JSON-LD.

Published:: 2026-07-14
Version Info:: 1.0
See Also:: https://www.w3.org/TR/lws-protocol/

The following are property definitions in the lws namespace.

items

The list of resources contained in a container.

Domain:: Container

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

total items

The total number of items in a container.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:totalItems), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

media type

The media type of a data resource.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:mediaType), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

modified

The date and time the resource was last modified.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:updated), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

size

The size of the resource in bytes.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as schema:size), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

capability

A capability supported by the storage.

Domain:: Storage

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

service

A service associated with the storage.

Domain:: Storage

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

service endpoint

The URI of a service endpoint.

Range:: xsd:anyURI

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

storage description

Link relation pointing to a storage description resource.

Range:: xsd:anyURI

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Prefer Link Relations

A preference URI for including or omitting specific link relations in responses.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

subscription type

See the formal definition of the term.

The subscription types supported by a notification service.

Domain:: NotificationService

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

subscription

See the formal definition of the term.

The URL of the subscription resource or connection endpoint.

Range:: xsd:anyURI

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

activity

See the formal definition of the term.

The Activity Streams 2.0 activity payload within a notification.

Domain:: Notification

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

topic

See the formal definition of the term.

An array of resource URIs covered by a subscription.

Range:: xsd:anyURI

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

storage

See the formal definition of the term.

The URI identifying the LWS storage that emitted the notification.

Range:: xsd:anyURI

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Create

An activity representing the creation of a resource.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:Create), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Update

An activity representing the update of a resource.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:Update), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Delete

An activity representing the deletion of a resource.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:Delete), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

object

The primary object of an activity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:object), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

actor

The agent that performed the activity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:actor), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

target

The target of the activity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:target), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

origin

The origin of a Move activity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:origin), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

published

The date and time the activity was published.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as as:published), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

verification method

A verification method associated with a key or identity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as sec:verificationMethod), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

authentication

An authentication method associated with an identity.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as sec:authentication), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

controller

The entity that controls a verification method.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as sec:controller), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

public key JWK

A public key expressed as a JSON Web Key.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as sec:publicKeyJwk), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

inbox

A URL to which notifications are delivered via HTTP POST.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as ldp:inbox), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

expires

The date and time at which a subscription expires.

Note

This term is formally defined in another vocabulary (as schema:expires), but is frequently used with this vocabulary and has been included to aid readability of this document.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

The following are class definitions in the lws namespace.

Container

A resource that contains other resources.

Domain of:: items, totalItems

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Data Resource

A data-bearing resource such as a document, image, or structured data file.

Domain of:: mediaType, updated, size

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Storage

A Linked Web Storage instance.

Domain of:: capability, service

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Storage Description

A service that provides a storage description resource.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

OpenID Provider

See the formal definition of the term.

An OpenID Connect identity provider service.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Notification

See the formal definition of the term.

A notification envelope describing an event that occurred on a resource.

Domain of:: activity

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Notification Service

See the formal definition of the term.

A service through which clients subscribe to resource change notifications.

Domain of:: subscriptionType

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Webhook Subscription

See the formal definition of the term.

A subscription type that delivers notifications via HTTP POST to a subscriber-provided inbox URL.

Relevant @context:: https://www.w3.org/ns/lws/v1

Linked Web Storage Vocabulary

Abstract

Status of This Document

1. Conformance

2. Namespaces

3. @context files

4. Term definitions

4.1 Property definitions

4.1.1 items

4.1.2 totalItems

4.1.3 mediaType

4.1.4 updated

4.1.5 size

4.1.6 capability

4.1.7 service

4.1.8 serviceEndpoint

4.1.9 storageDescription

4.1.10 PreferLinkRelations

4.1.11 subscriptionType

4.1.12 subscription

4.1.13 activity

4.1.14 topic

4.1.15 storage

4.1.16 Create

4.1.17 Update

4.1.18 Delete

4.1.19 object

4.1.20 actor

4.1.21 target

4.1.22 origin

4.1.23 published

4.1.24 verificationMethod

4.1.25 authentication

4.1.26 controller

4.1.27 publicKeyJwk

4.1.28 inbox

4.1.29 expires

4.2 Class definitions

4.2.1 Container

4.2.2 DataResource

4.2.3 Storage

4.2.4 StorageDescription

4.2.5 OpenIdProvider

4.2.6 Notification

4.2.7 NotificationService

4.2.8 WebhookSubscription

A. References

A.1 Informative references

3. `@context` files

4.1.1 `items`

4.1.2 `totalItems`

4.1.3 `mediaType`

4.1.4 `updated`

4.1.5 `size`

4.1.6 `capability`

4.1.7 `service`

4.1.8 `serviceEndpoint`

4.1.9 `storageDescription`

4.1.10 `PreferLinkRelations`

4.1.11 `subscriptionType`

4.1.12 `subscription`

4.1.13 `activity`

4.1.14 `topic`

4.1.15 `storage`

4.1.16 `Create`

4.1.17 `Update`

4.1.18 `Delete`

4.1.19 `object`

4.1.20 `actor`

4.1.21 `target`

4.1.22 `origin`

4.1.23 `published`

4.1.24 `verificationMethod`

4.1.25 `authentication`

4.1.26 `controller`

4.1.27 `publicKeyJwk`

4.1.28 `inbox`

4.1.29 `expires`

4.2.1 `Container`

4.2.2 `DataResource`

4.2.3 `Storage`

4.2.4 `StorageDescription`

4.2.5 `OpenIdProvider`

4.2.6 `Notification`

4.2.7 `NotificationService`

4.2.8 `WebhookSubscription`