diff --git a/v1/examples/schema_example.json b/v1/examples/schema_example.json
index 215ee07..ab1320a 100644
--- a/v1/examples/schema_example.json
+++ b/v1/examples/schema_example.json
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
   ],
   "edges":[
     {
-      "edge_type":":IS_FAMILY",
+      "type":":IS_FAMILY",
       "start_node_labels":[
         "Person"
       ],
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "edge_type":":IS_FAMILY",
+      "type":":IS_FAMILY",
       "start_node_labels":[
         "Person"
       ],
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "edge_type":":IS_FAMILY",
+      "type":":IS_FAMILY",
       "start_node_labels":[
         "Person",
         "Child"
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "edge_type":":IS_FAMILY",
+      "type":":IS_FAMILY",
       "start_node_labels":[
         "Person"
       ],
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "edge_type":":IS_STUDENT",
+      "type":":IS_STUDENT",
       "count":1,
       "start_node_labels":[
         "Person",
diff --git a/v1/spec.json b/v1/spec.json
index 36ea0c2..27c8a86 100644
--- a/v1/spec.json
+++ b/v1/spec.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   }],
 
   "edges": [{
-    "edge_type": "", "start_node_labels": [""], "end_node_labels": [""], "count": 1,
+    "type": "", "start_node_labels": [""], "end_node_labels": [""], "count": 1,
     "properties": [{}],
     "examples": [{}]
   }],