diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
index d6479a98a..c66641048 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for GroupFilter {
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         match s.split_once(":") {
-            Some(("group", value)) => parse_simple_value(value, &BACKUP_GROUP_SCHEMA).map(|_| GroupFilter::Group(value.to_string())),
-            Some(("type", value)) => parse_simple_value(value, &BACKUP_TYPE_SCHEMA).map(|_| GroupFilter::BackupType(value.to_string())),
+            Some(("group", value)) => BACKUP_GROUP_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(value).map(|_| GroupFilter::Group(value.to_string())),
+            Some(("type", value)) => BACKUP_TYPE_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(value).map(|_| GroupFilter::BackupType(value.to_string())),
             Some(("regex", value)) => Ok(GroupFilter::Regex(Regex::new(value)?)),
             Some((ty, _value)) => Err(format_err!("expected 'group', 'type' or 'regex' prefix, got '{}'", ty)),
             None => Err(format_err!("input doesn't match expected format '<group:GROUP||type:<vm|ct|host>|regex:REGEX>'")),
diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/tape/media_location.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/tape/media_location.rs
index 496bd0004..b81ea9a8d 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/tape/media_location.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/tape/media_location.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{bail, Error};
 
-use proxmox_schema::{parse_simple_value, ApiStringFormat, Schema, StringSchema};
+use proxmox_schema::{ApiStringFormat, Schema, StringSchema};
 
 use crate::{CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA, PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_FORMAT};
 
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ impl proxmox_schema::ApiType for MediaLocation {
         let location: MediaLocation = text.parse()?;
         match location {
             MediaLocation::Online(ref changer) => {
-                parse_simple_value(changer, &CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA)?;
+                CHANGER_NAME_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(changer)?;
             }
             MediaLocation::Vault(ref vault) => {
-                parse_simple_value(vault, &VAULT_NAME_SCHEMA)?;
+                VAULT_NAME_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(vault)?;
             }
             MediaLocation::Offline => { /* OK */ }
         }
diff --git a/pbs-tape/src/lib.rs b/pbs-tape/src/lib.rs
index 27522002e..570314e33 100644
--- a/pbs-tape/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pbs-tape/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use endian_trait::Endian;
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use proxmox_schema::parse_property_string;
 use proxmox_uuid::Uuid;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{ScsiTapeChanger, SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA};
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ impl MtxStatus {
         let mut export_slots: HashSet<u64> = HashSet::new();
 
         if let Some(slots) = &config.export_slots {
-            let slots: Value = parse_property_string(&slots, &SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA)?;
+            let slots: Value = SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&slots)?;
             export_slots = slots
                 .as_array()
                 .unwrap()
diff --git a/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
index 86bdcbbeb..d08b49883 100644
--- a/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ use proxmox_router::{
     RpcEnvironmentType, UserInformation,
 };
 use proxmox_router::http_err;
-use proxmox_schema::{
-    parse_parameter_strings, parse_simple_value, verify_json_object, ObjectSchemaType,
-    ParameterSchema,
-};
+use proxmox_schema::{ObjectSchemaType, ParameterSchema};
 
 use proxmox_http::client::RateLimitedStream;
 
@@ -330,7 +327,7 @@ fn parse_query_parameters<S: 'static + BuildHasher + Send>(
         param_list.push((k.clone(), v.clone()));
     }
 
-    let params = parse_parameter_strings(&param_list, param_schema, true)?;
+    let params = param_schema.parse_parameter_strings(&param_list, true)?;
 
     Ok(params)
 }
@@ -376,10 +373,10 @@ async fn get_request_parameters<S: 'static + BuildHasher + Send>(
         let mut params: Value = serde_json::from_str(utf8_data)?;
         for (k, v) in uri_param {
             if let Some((_optional, prop_schema)) = param_schema.lookup(&k) {
-                params[&k] = parse_simple_value(&v, prop_schema)?;
+                params[&k] = prop_schema.parse_simple_value(&v)?;
             }
         }
-        verify_json_object(&params, &param_schema)?;
+        param_schema.verify_json(&params)?;
         return Ok(params);
     } else {
         parse_query_parameters(param_schema, utf8_data, &parts, &uri_param)
diff --git a/proxmox-rrd/examples/prrd.rs b/proxmox-rrd/examples/prrd.rs
index 6b6f59cef..8d2f00ea6 100644
--- a/proxmox-rrd/examples/prrd.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rrd/examples/prrd.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 
 use proxmox_router::RpcEnvironment;
 use proxmox_router::cli::{run_cli_command, complete_file_name, CliCommand, CliCommandMap, CliEnvironment};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_property_string};
-use proxmox_schema::{ApiStringFormat, ApiType, IntegerSchema, Schema, StringSchema};
+use proxmox_schema::{api, ApiStringFormat, ApiType, IntegerSchema, Schema, StringSchema};
 
 use proxmox_sys::fs::CreateOptions;
 
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn create_rrd(
 
     for item in rra.iter() {
         let rra: RRAConfig = serde_json::from_value(
-            parse_property_string(item, &RRAConfig::API_SCHEMA)?
+            RRAConfig::API_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(item)?
         )?;
         println!("GOT {:?}", rra);
         rra_list.push(RRA::new(rra.cf, rra.r, rra.n as usize));
diff --git a/src/api2/access/openid.rs b/src/api2/access/openid.rs
index ccdf66518..8c17bb764 100644
--- a/src/api2/access/openid.rs
+++ b/src/api2/access/openid.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use proxmox_sys::sortable;
 use proxmox_router::{
     http_err, list_subdirs_api_method, Router, RpcEnvironment, SubdirMap, Permission,
 };
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_simple_value};
+use proxmox_schema::api;
 
 use proxmox_openid::{OpenIdAuthenticator, OpenIdConfig};
 
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ pub fn openid_login(
                 let _lock = open_backup_lockfile(user::USER_CFG_LOCKFILE, None, true)?;
 
                 let firstname = info["given_name"].as_str().map(|n| n.to_string())
-                    .filter(|n| parse_simple_value(n, &FIRST_NAME_SCHEMA).is_ok());
+                    .filter(|n| FIRST_NAME_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(n).is_ok());
 
                 let lastname = info["family_name"].as_str().map(|n| n.to_string())
-                    .filter(|n| parse_simple_value(n, &LAST_NAME_SCHEMA).is_ok());
+                    .filter(|n| LAST_NAME_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(n).is_ok());
 
                 let email = info["email"].as_str().map(|n| n.to_string())
-                    .filter(|n| parse_simple_value(n, &EMAIL_SCHEMA).is_ok());
+                    .filter(|n| EMAIL_SCHEMA.parse_simple_value(n).is_ok());
 
                 let user = User {
                     userid: user_id.clone(),
diff --git a/src/api2/config/changer.rs b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
index e6673bcdb..fe00c1eb9 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use hex::FromHex;
 
 use proxmox_router::{Router, RpcEnvironment, Permission};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_property_string};
+use proxmox_schema::api;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{
     Authid, ScsiTapeChanger, ScsiTapeChangerUpdater, LtoTapeDrive,
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ pub fn update_changer(
     }
 
     if let Some(export_slots) = update.export_slots {
-        let slots: Value = parse_property_string(
-            &export_slots, &SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA
-        )?;
+        let slots: Value = SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&export_slots)?;
         let mut slots: Vec<String> = slots
             .as_array()
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
index c502c4e3b..60bc3c0e4 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use hex::FromHex;
 
 use proxmox_router::{Router, RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType, Permission};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, ApiType, parse_property_string};
+use proxmox_schema::{api, ApiType};
 use proxmox_section_config::SectionConfigData;
 use proxmox_sys::WorkerTaskContext;
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pub fn update_datastore(
     if update.keep_yearly.is_some() { data.keep_yearly = update.keep_yearly; }
 
     if let Some(notify_str) = update.notify {
-        let value = parse_property_string(&notify_str, &DatastoreNotify::API_SCHEMA)?;
+        let value = DatastoreNotify::API_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&notify_str)?;
         let notify: DatastoreNotify = serde_json::from_value(value)?;
         if let  DatastoreNotify { gc: None, verify: None, sync: None } = notify {
             data.notify = None;
diff --git a/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs b/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
index 5161d6be7..a542f9e0a 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Error};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use proxmox_router::{Router, RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType, Permission};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_property_string};
+use proxmox_schema::api;
 use proxmox_sys::task_log;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn create_zpool(
     let ashift = ashift.unwrap_or(12);
 
     let devices_text = devices.clone();
-    let devices = parse_property_string(&devices, &DISK_ARRAY_SCHEMA)?;
+    let devices = DISK_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&devices)?;
     let devices: Vec<String> = devices.as_array().unwrap().iter()
         .map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap().to_string()).collect();
 
diff --git a/src/api2/node/network.rs b/src/api2/node/network.rs
index 811030dc5..dc6cb5d4f 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/network.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/network.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use hex::FromHex;
 
 use proxmox_router::{ApiMethod, Router, RpcEnvironment, Permission};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_property_string};
+use proxmox_schema::api;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{
     Authid, Interface, NetworkInterfaceType, LinuxBondMode, NetworkConfigMethod, BondXmitHashPolicy,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use pbs_config::network::{self, NetworkConfig};
 use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
 
 fn split_interface_list(list: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
-    let value = parse_property_string(&list, &NETWORK_INTERFACE_ARRAY_SCHEMA)?;
+    let value = NETWORK_INTERFACE_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&list)?;
     Ok(value.as_array().unwrap().iter().map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap().to_string()).collect())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
index e1c9999cd..42fde2b00 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use proxmox_sys::fs::{replace_file, CreateOptions};
 use proxmox_io::ReadExt;
 use proxmox_router::{Permission, Router, RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_property_string};
+use proxmox_schema::api;
 use proxmox_section_config::SectionConfigData;
 use proxmox_uuid::Uuid;
 use proxmox_sys::{task_log, task_warn, WorkerTaskContext};
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl TryFrom<String> for DataStoreMap {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let value = parse_property_string(&value, &DATASTORE_MAP_ARRAY_SCHEMA)?;
+        let value = DATASTORE_MAP_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&value)?;
         let mut mapping: Vec<String> = value
             .as_array()
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/api.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/api.rs
index de1b45f85..459d1d4f2 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/api.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_debug/api.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use proxmox_router::{cli::*, ApiHandler, ApiMethod, RpcEnvironment, SubRoute};
-use proxmox_schema::{api, parse_parameter_strings, ApiType, ParameterSchema, Schema};
+use proxmox_schema::{api, ApiType, ParameterSchema, Schema};
 use proxmox_schema::format::DocumentationFormat;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{PROXMOX_UPID_REGEX, UPID};
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn merge_parameters(
         }
     }
 
-    let params = parse_parameter_strings(&param_list, schema, true)?;
+    let params = schema.parse_parameter_strings(&param_list, true)?;
 
     Ok(params)
 }
diff --git a/src/server/email_notifications.rs b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
index 1e7650b04..cf48e6150 100644
--- a/src/server/email_notifications.rs
+++ b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use handlebars::{Handlebars, Helper, Context, RenderError, RenderContext, Output
 
 use proxmox_sys::email::sendmail;
 use proxmox_lang::try_block;
-use proxmox_schema::{parse_property_string, ApiType};
+use proxmox_schema::ApiType;
 
 use pbs_api_types::{
     User, TapeBackupJobSetup, SyncJobConfig, VerificationJobConfig,
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ pub fn lookup_datastore_notify_settings(
 
     let notify_str = config.notify.unwrap_or_default();
 
-    if let Ok(value) = parse_property_string(&notify_str, &DatastoreNotify::API_SCHEMA) {
+    if let Ok(value) = DatastoreNotify::API_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(&notify_str) {
         if let Ok(notify) = serde_json::from_value(value) {
             return (email, notify);
         }
diff --git a/src/tools/config.rs b/src/tools/config.rs
index ec8f3f86e..8dedeaa10 100644
--- a/src/tools/config.rs
+++ b/src/tools/config.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use proxmox_schema::{
-    parse_property_string, parse_simple_value, verify_json_object, ObjectSchemaType, Schema,
-};
+use proxmox_schema::{ObjectSchemaType, Schema};
 
 type Object = serde_json::Map<String, Value>;
 
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ fn parse_key_value(
 fn parse_value(value: &str, schema: Option<&'static Schema>) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     match schema {
         None => Ok(Value::String(value.to_owned())),
-        Some(schema) => parse_simple_value(value, schema),
+        Some(schema) => schema.parse_simple_value(value),
     }
 }
 
@@ -110,9 +108,7 @@ pub fn from_property_string<T>(input: &str, schema: &'static Schema) -> Result<T
 where
     T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
 {
-    Ok(serde_json::from_value(parse_property_string(
-        input, schema,
-    )?)?)
+    Ok(serde_json::from_value(schema.parse_property_string(input)?)?)
 }
 
 /// Serialize a data structure using a 'key: value' config file format.
@@ -124,7 +120,7 @@ pub fn to_bytes<T: Serialize>(value: &T, schema: &'static Schema) -> Result<Vec<
 pub fn value_to_bytes(value: &Value, schema: &'static Schema) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
     let schema = object_schema(schema)?;
 
-    verify_json_object(value, schema)?;
+    schema.verify_json(value)?;
 
     let object = value
         .as_object()