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Types

Types provide a standardized way of describing things, and can used by blocks and services

Divider BlockThe block entity for the “Divider” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/divider
Video BlockThe block entity for the “Video” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/video
FAQ BlockA block to display Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Kanban Board BlockThe block entity of the “Kanban Board” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/kanban-board
Incident CommanderAn incident commander (IC) is a person who is responsible for managing all aspects of incident response. This can range from assessing the situation and developing a plan of action to reaching a successful outcome.
AI Chat Request MessageDefines a user-provided request message in an “AI Chat” Block’s thread.
Displays Media FileDisplays this media file.
Paragraph BlockThe block entity for the “Paragraph” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/paragraph
QueryA structured query for data, including e.g. the types of filters to be applied in order to produce the data.
How-To BlockThe block entity for the "How-To" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/how-to
PersonAn extremely simplified representation of a person or human being.
ContainValues that could be present in this column.
blocksBlocks Type
Heading BlockThe block entity for the “Heading” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/heading
Categorical ValueA categorical value is a value that appears or coukd appear one or more times within a categorical column.
Callout BlockThe block entity for the “Callout” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/callout
Testtesting
Code BlockThe block entity of the “Code” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/code
Countdown BlockThe block entity for the “Countdown” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/countdown
Has AddressContains an address. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/address
GitHub Project Entity TypeEntity Type for GitHub Project Block
AI Chat Response MessageDefines an AI-generated response message in an “AI Chat” Block’s thread.
Has How-To Block StepContains a How-To Block step. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-step
Employed ByBeing paid to work for this entity.
Shuffle BlockThe block entity of the “Shuffle” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/shuffle
Remote FileInformation about a file hosted at a remote URL.
Has Representative Shuffle Block ItemA link to an arbitrary entity which has an associated representation as a Shuffle Block Item
Remote Image FileInformation about an image file hosted at a remote URL.
AI Image BlockThe block entity of the AI [generated] image block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-image
Founded ByEstablished, initiated, or created by this entity.
Rooted AtWhich column this category information belongs to
Address BlockThe block entity of the “Address” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/address
dataPoints to properties that will end up as component props
GeneratedGenerated, created, or produced, this thing.
Has MessageContains this message.
AI Text BlockThe block entity of the AI [generated] text block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-text
Frequently Asked QuestionA question frequently asked about something – or, often, a question that someone anticipates will be asked about something.
stylepoints to properties that will end up as component css-vars
Rooted AtStarting, originating, or based at this thing.
Stopwatch BlockThe block entity of the “Stopwatch” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/stopwatch
CompanyAn extremely simplified representation of a corporate organization.
How-To Block StepDefines a single step within a How-To Block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block
AddressInformation required to identify a specific location on the planet associated with a postal address.
Has Frequently Asked QuestionContains a frequently asked question defined by a [Frequently Asked Question] entity.
Drawing BlockThe block entity of the “Drawing” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@tldraw/blocks/drawing
Has ResponseA reaction or reply to this thing.
Personalised IdentifierReplacement for the old school "email signature" with allll the links and auto referral codes, contact add, blah blah.
Followed ByThis thing came after or occurred subsequently.
AI Chat BlockThe block entity of the “AI Chat” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/ai-chat
How-To Block IntroductionA short description or precursor that explains the process that’s defined within the How-To block, or defines any preliminary context. It also often describes any pre-requisites necessary for completing the subsequent set of “How-To Block Step”s. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-step
Image BlockThe block entity for the “Image” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/image
TESTTest Type
Table BlockThe block entity of the "Table" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/table
editBehaviorspoints to properties that will describe a component edit behavior
Has QueryThe query that something has.
Has How-To Block IntroductionContains a How-To Block Introduction See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/types/entity-type/how-to-block-introduction
Minesweeper BlockThe block entity of the "Minesweeper" block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/minesweeper
ThingA generic thing
Has Map ImageContains an image of a map.
Timer BlockThe block entity for the “Timer” block. See: https://blockprotocol.org/@hash/blocks/timer
ChartA visual representation of data.

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