# social.coves.community.profile

> Published by [coves.social](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:web:coves.social)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.community.profile)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.community.profile/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.community.profile/examples)

## Definitions

### `social.coves.community.profile`

**Type**: `record`

A community's profile information (V2: stored in community's own repository)

**Key**: `literal:self`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `name` | `string` | Yes | Short community name (local part of handle). Must be a valid DNS label: ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens only. |
| `avatar` | `blob` | No |  |
| `banner` | `blob` | No |  |
| `hostedBy` | `string` (did) | No | DID of the instance hosting this community |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes |  |
| `createdBy` | `string` (did) | No | DID of the user who created this community |
| `visibility` | `string` | No | Community visibility level |
| `description` | `string` | No | Community description with rich text support |
| `displayName` | `string` | No | Display name for the community |
| `moderationType` | `string` | No | Type of moderation system (moderator=traditional moderator team, sortition=community tribunal) |
| `contentWarnings` | `array` | No | Required content warnings for this community |
| `descriptionFacets` | `array` | No | Rich text annotations for description |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "social.coves.community.profile",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "literal:self",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 63,
            "description": "Short community name (local part of handle). Must be a valid DNS label: ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens only."
          },
          "avatar": {
            "type": "blob",
            "accept": [
              "image/png",
              "image/jpeg",
              "image/webp"
            ],
            "maxSize": 1000000
          },
          "banner": {
            "type": "blob",
            "accept": [
              "image/png",
              "image/jpeg",
              "image/webp"
            ],
            "maxSize": 2000000
          },
          "hostedBy": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the instance hosting this community"
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime"
          },
          "createdBy": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the user who created this community"
          },
          "visibility": {
            "type": "string",
            "default": "public",
            "maxLength": 64,
            "description": "Community visibility level",
            "knownValues": [
              "public",
              "unlisted",
              "private"
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 10000,
            "description": "Community description with rich text support",
            "maxGraphemes": 1000
          },
          "displayName": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 1280,
            "description": "Display name for the community",
            "maxGraphemes": 128
          },
          "moderationType": {
            "type": "string",
            "default": "moderator",
            "maxLength": 64,
            "description": "Type of moderation system (moderator=traditional moderator team, sortition=community tribunal)",
            "knownValues": [
              "moderator",
              "sortition"
            ]
          },
          "contentWarnings": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 32,
              "knownValues": [
                "nsfw",
                "violence",
                "spoilers"
              ]
            },
            "description": "Required content warnings for this community"
          },
          "descriptionFacets": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "ref": "social.coves.richtext.facet",
              "type": "ref"
            },
            "description": "Rich text annotations for description"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "A community's profile information (V2: stored in community's own repository)"
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```