# PATCH: make Page.empty a required field

**URL:** <https://forum.openreferral.org/t/patch-make-page-empty-a-required-field/575>\
**Category:** Technical\
**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/patch-make-page-empty-a-required-field/575 "2024-11-01T11:33:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![kathrynods](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/kathrynods/32/147_2.png) [@kathrynods](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/kathrynods)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/patch-make-page-empty-a-required-field/575/1 "2024-11-01T11:33:26Z")

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Matt raised this issue before going on parental leave [API: Responses using the `Page` schema are valid if empty · Issue #514 · openreferral/specification · GitHub](https://github.com/openreferral/specification/issues/514)

I have made the proposed changes and made a pull request for 3.1.1 here [PATCH: make Page.empty a required field by kathryn-ods · Pull Request #523 · openreferral/specification · GitHub](https://github.com/openreferral/specification/pull/523)