SubjectMatterHierarchy

A request or response body; the type column links to the schemas it refers to.

SubjectMatterHierarchy

Field	Type	Required	Description
subject	SubjectMatter	yes	—
parents	array of SubjectMatterRef	yes	The broader subjects this one sits directly beneath, alphabetically.
ancestors	array of SubjectMatterRef	yes	Every subject above this one at any depth — the parents, their parents, and so on — each once, alphabetically.
children	array of SubjectMatterRef	yes	The narrower subjects directly beneath this one, alphabetically.

jsonExample

{
  "subject": {
    "id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
    "owner_organization_id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
    "owner_department_id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
    "slug": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "archived_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "parents": [
    {
      "id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
      "slug": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "archived_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "ancestors": [
    {
      "id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
      "slug": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "archived_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341",
      "slug": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "archived_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}