---
title: "Claim"
description: "an attribute of an entity, from one source, for a time"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/claim
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# Claim

an attribute of an entity, from one source, for a time

[figure: Claim is a fact at follows scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | fact |
| scope | follows |
| key | the entity, the attribute, the source and the time it was true |
| store | lake:ready |
| family | record |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `entity` | `id` | yes |  |
| `attribute` | `text` | yes |  |
| `value` | `json` | yes |  |
| `from_when` | `time` | no |  |
| `until_when` | `time` | no |  |
| `identity_decision` | `id` | yes | the decision it was attached under |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns Claim directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.