diff --git a/cmd/influx/template.go b/cmd/influx/template.go
index d4ed07dce2..40ae5e867c 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/template.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/template.go
@@ -1299,10 +1299,10 @@ func (b *cmdTemplateBuilder) printTemplateDiff(diff pkger.Diff) error {
 	}
 
 	if bkts := diff.Buckets; len(bkts) > 0 {
-		printer := diffPrinterGen("Buckets", []string{"Retention Period", "Description"})
+		printer := diffPrinterGen("Buckets", []string{"Retention Period", "Description", "Schema Type", "Num Measurements"})
 
 		appendValues := func(id pkger.SafeID, metaName string, v pkger.DiffBucketValues) []string {
-			return []string{metaName, id.String(), v.Name, v.RetentionRules.RP().String(), v.Description}
+			return []string{metaName, id.String(), v.Name, v.RetentionRules.RP().String(), v.Description, v.SchemaType, strconv.Itoa(len(v.MeasurementSchemas))}
 		}
 
 		for _, b := range bkts {
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ func (b *cmdTemplateBuilder) printTemplateSummary(stackID platform.ID, sum pkger
 	}
 
 	if buckets := sum.Buckets; len(buckets) > 0 {
-		headers := append(commonHeaders, "Retention", "Description")
+		headers := append(commonHeaders, "Retention", "Description", "Schema Type")
 		tablePrintFn("BUCKETS", headers, len(buckets), func(i int) []string {
 			bucket := buckets[i]
 			return []string{
@@ -1612,6 +1612,7 @@ func (b *cmdTemplateBuilder) printTemplateSummary(stackID platform.ID, sum pkger
 				bucket.Name,
 				formatDuration(bucket.RetentionPeriod),
 				bucket.Description,
+				bucket.SchemaType,
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/measurement_schema.go b/measurement_schema.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4fcf64fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/measurement_schema.go
@@ -0,0 +1,445 @@
+package influxdb
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	influxid "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/kit/platform"
+	influxerror "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/kit/platform/errors"
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/models"
+	"go.uber.org/multierr"
+)
+
+// SchemaType differentiates the supported schema for a bucket.
+type SchemaType int
+
+const (
+	SchemaTypeImplicit SchemaType = iota // SchemaTypeImplicit specifies the bucket has an implicit schema.
+	SchemaTypeExplicit                   // SchemaTypeExplicit specifies the bucket has an explicit schema.
+)
+
+// SchemaTypeFromString returns the SchemaType for s
+// or nil if none exists.
+func SchemaTypeFromString(s string) *SchemaType {
+	switch s {
+	case "implicit":
+		return SchemaTypeImplicit.Ptr()
+	case "explicit":
+		return SchemaTypeExplicit.Ptr()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SchemaType) String() string {
+	if s == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	switch s := *s; s {
+	case SchemaTypeImplicit:
+		return "implicit"
+	case SchemaTypeExplicit:
+		return "explicit"
+	default:
+		return "SchemaType(" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(s), 10) + ")"
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SchemaType) UnmarshalJSON(d []byte) error {
+	var val string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(d, &val); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch val {
+	case "implicit":
+		*s = SchemaTypeImplicit
+	case "explicit":
+		*s = SchemaTypeExplicit
+	default:
+		return errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SchemaType) Equals(other *SchemaType) bool {
+	if s == nil && other == nil {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil || other == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return *s == *other
+}
+
+func (s SchemaType) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	switch s {
+	case SchemaTypeImplicit:
+		return []byte(`"implicit"`), nil
+	case SchemaTypeExplicit:
+		return []byte(`"explicit"`), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+}
+
+// Ptr returns a pointer to s.
+func (s SchemaType) Ptr() *SchemaType { return &s }
+
+// SemanticColumnType specifies the semantics of a measurement column.
+type SemanticColumnType int
+
+const (
+	SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp SemanticColumnType = iota // SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp identifies the column is used as the timestamp
+	SemanticColumnTypeTag                                 // SemanticColumnTypeTag identifies the column is used as a tag
+	SemanticColumnTypeField                               // SemanticColumnTypeField identifies the column is used as a field
+)
+
+func SemanticColumnTypeFromString(s string) *SemanticColumnType {
+	switch s {
+	case "timestamp":
+		return SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp.Ptr()
+	case "tag":
+		return SemanticColumnTypeTag.Ptr()
+	case "field":
+		return SemanticColumnTypeField.Ptr()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (s SemanticColumnType) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp:
+		return "timestamp"
+	case SemanticColumnTypeTag:
+		return "tag"
+	case SemanticColumnTypeField:
+		return "field"
+	default:
+		return "SemanticColumnType(" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(s), 10) + ")"
+	}
+}
+
+func (s SemanticColumnType) Ptr() *SemanticColumnType {
+	return &s
+}
+
+func (s *SemanticColumnType) UnmarshalJSON(d []byte) error {
+	var val string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(d, &val); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch val {
+	case "timestamp":
+		*s = SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp
+	case "tag":
+		*s = SemanticColumnTypeTag
+	case "field":
+		*s = SemanticColumnTypeField
+	default:
+		return errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s SemanticColumnType) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	switch s {
+	case SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp:
+		return []byte(`"timestamp"`), nil
+	case SemanticColumnTypeTag:
+		return []byte(`"tag"`), nil
+	case SemanticColumnTypeField:
+		return []byte(`"field"`), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+}
+
+type SchemaColumnDataType uint
+
+const (
+	SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat SchemaColumnDataType = iota
+	SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger
+	SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned
+	SchemaColumnDataTypeString
+	SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean
+)
+
+func SchemaColumnDataTypeFromString(s string) *SchemaColumnDataType {
+	switch s {
+	case "float":
+		return SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat.Ptr()
+	case "integer":
+		return SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger.Ptr()
+	case "unsigned":
+		return SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned.Ptr()
+	case "string":
+		return SchemaColumnDataTypeString.Ptr()
+	case "boolean":
+		return SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean.Ptr()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Ptr returns a pointer to s.
+func (s SchemaColumnDataType) Ptr() *SchemaColumnDataType { return &s }
+
+func (s *SchemaColumnDataType) String() string {
+	if s == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	switch *s {
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat:
+		return "float"
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger:
+		return "integer"
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned:
+		return "unsigned"
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeString:
+		return "string"
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean:
+		return "boolean"
+	default:
+		return "SchemaColumnDataType(" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(*s), 10) + ")"
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SchemaColumnDataType) UnmarshalJSON(d []byte) error {
+	var val string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(d, &val); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch val {
+	case "float":
+		*s = SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat
+	case "integer":
+		*s = SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger
+	case "unsigned":
+		*s = SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned
+	case "string":
+		*s = SchemaColumnDataTypeString
+	case "boolean":
+		*s = SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean
+	default:
+		return errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s SchemaColumnDataType) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	switch s {
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat:
+		return []byte(`"float"`), nil
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger:
+		return []byte(`"integer"`), nil
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned:
+		return []byte(`"unsigned"`), nil
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeString:
+		return []byte(`"string"`), nil
+	case SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean:
+		return []byte(`"boolean"`), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected value")
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	schemaTypeToFieldTypeMap = [...]models.FieldType{
+		SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat:    models.Float,
+		SchemaColumnDataTypeInteger:  models.Integer,
+		SchemaColumnDataTypeUnsigned: models.Unsigned,
+		SchemaColumnDataTypeString:   models.String,
+		SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean:  models.Boolean,
+	}
+)
+
+// ToFieldType maps SchemaColumnDataType to the equivalent models.FieldType or
+// models.Empty if no such mapping exists.
+func (s SchemaColumnDataType) ToFieldType() models.FieldType {
+	if int(s) > len(schemaTypeToFieldTypeMap) {
+		return models.Empty
+	}
+	return schemaTypeToFieldTypeMap[s]
+}
+
+type MeasurementSchema struct {
+	ID       influxid.ID               `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	OrgID    influxid.ID               `json:"orgID"`
+	BucketID influxid.ID               `json:"bucketID"`
+	Name     string                    `json:"name"`
+	Columns  []MeasurementSchemaColumn `json:"columns"`
+	CRUDLog
+}
+
+func (m *MeasurementSchema) Validate() error {
+	var err error
+
+	err = multierr.Append(err, m.validateName("name", m.Name))
+	err = multierr.Append(err, m.validateColumns())
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// ValidateMeasurementSchemaName determines if name is a valid identifier for
+// a measurement schema or column name and if not, returns an error.
+func ValidateMeasurementSchemaName(name string) error {
+	if len(name) == 0 {
+		return ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooShort
+	}
+
+	if len(name) > 128 {
+		return ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooLong
+	}
+
+	if err := models.CheckToken([]byte(name)); err != nil {
+		return &influxerror.Error{
+			Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+			Err:  err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "_") {
+		return ErrMeasurementSchemaNameUnderscore
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(name, `"`) || strings.Contains(name, `'`) {
+		return ErrMeasurementSchemaNameQuotes
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MeasurementSchema) validateName(prefix, name string) error {
+	if err := ValidateMeasurementSchemaName(name); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %q: %w", prefix, name, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// columns implements sort.Interface to efficiently sort a MeasurementSchemaColumn slice
+// by using indices to store the sorted element indices.
+type columns struct {
+	indices []int // indices is a list of indices representing a sorted columns
+	columns []MeasurementSchemaColumn
+}
+
+// newColumns returns an instance of columns which contains a sorted version of c.
+func newColumns(c []MeasurementSchemaColumn) columns {
+	colIndices := make([]int, len(c))
+	for i := range c {
+		colIndices[i] = i
+	}
+	res := columns{
+		indices: colIndices,
+		columns: c,
+	}
+	sort.Sort(res)
+	return res
+}
+
+func (c columns) Len() int {
+	return len(c.columns)
+}
+
+func (c columns) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return c.columns[c.indices[i]].Name < c.columns[c.indices[j]].Name
+}
+
+func (c columns) Swap(i, j int) {
+	c.indices[i], c.indices[j] = c.indices[j], c.indices[i]
+}
+
+// Index returns the sorted
+func (c columns) Index(i int) *MeasurementSchemaColumn {
+	return &c.columns[c.indices[i]]
+}
+
+func (m *MeasurementSchema) validateColumns() (err error) {
+	if len(m.Columns) == 0 {
+		return ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissing
+	}
+
+	cols := newColumns(m.Columns)
+
+	timeCount := 0
+	fieldCount := 0
+	for i := range cols.columns {
+		col := &cols.columns[i]
+
+		err = multierr.Append(err, m.validateName("column name", col.Name))
+
+		// special handling for time column
+		if col.Name == "time" {
+			timeCount++
+			if col.Type != SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp {
+				err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimeInvalidSemantic)
+			} else if col.DataType != nil {
+				err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticDataType)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// ensure no other columns have a timestamp semantic
+		switch col.Type {
+		case SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp:
+			if col.Name != "time" {
+				err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticInvalidName)
+			} else {
+				if col.DataType != nil {
+					err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticDataType)
+				}
+			}
+
+		case SemanticColumnTypeTag:
+			// ensure tag columns don't include a data type value
+			if col.DataType != nil {
+				err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTagSemanticDataType)
+			}
+
+		case SemanticColumnTypeField:
+			if col.DataType == nil {
+				err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsFieldSemanticMissingDataType)
+			}
+			fieldCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if timeCount == 0 {
+		err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingTime)
+	}
+
+	// ensure there is at least one field defined
+	if fieldCount == 0 {
+		err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingFields)
+	}
+
+	// check for duplicate columns using general UTF-8 case insensitive comparison
+	for i := range cols.columns[1:] {
+		if strings.EqualFold(cols.Index(i).Name, cols.Index(i+1).Name) {
+			err = multierr.Append(err, ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsDuplicateNames)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+type MeasurementSchemaColumn struct {
+	Name     string                `json:"name"`
+	Type     SemanticColumnType    `json:"type"`
+	DataType *SchemaColumnDataType `json:"dataType,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/measurement_schema_errors.go b/measurement_schema_errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..351c828df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/measurement_schema_errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package influxdb
+
+import (
+	influxerror "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/kit/platform/errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooShort = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "too short",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooLong = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "too long",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaNameUnderscore = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "must not begin with _",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaNameQuotes = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "must not contains single or double quotes",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissing = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns missing",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingTime = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns missing time column with a timestamp semantic",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimeInvalidSemantic = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema contains a time column with an invalid semantic",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticInvalidName = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns contains a timestamp column that is not named time",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticDataType = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns contains a time column with a data type",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTagSemanticDataType = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns contains a tag column with a data type",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsFieldSemanticMissingDataType = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns contains a field column with missing data type",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingFields = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns requires at least one field type column",
+	}
+
+	ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsDuplicateNames = &influxerror.Error{
+		Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+		Msg:  "measurement schema columns contains duplicate column names",
+	}
+)
diff --git a/measurement_schema_test.go b/measurement_schema_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f07dbceff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/measurement_schema_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+package influxdb_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2"
+	influxerror "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/kit/platform/errors"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"go.uber.org/multierr"
+)
+
+func TestMeasurementSchema_Validate(t *testing.T) {
+	col1 := func(name string, st influxdb.SemanticColumnType) influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn {
+		return influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{Name: name, Type: st}
+	}
+	col2 := func(name string, st influxdb.SemanticColumnType, dt influxdb.SchemaColumnDataType) influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn {
+		return influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{Name: name, Type: st, DataType: &dt}
+	}
+
+	// errp composes a new error from err with prefix p and quoted name
+	errp := func(p, name string, err error) error {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %q: %w", p, name, err)
+	}
+
+	type fields struct {
+		Name    string
+		Columns []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn
+	}
+
+	okCols := []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+		col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+		col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+		col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		fields  fields
+		wantErr bool
+		errs    []error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "is valid",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    "cpu",
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "name too short",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    "",
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("name", "", influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooShort)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "name too long",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    strings.Repeat("f", 129),
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("name", strings.Repeat("f", 129), influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooLong)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "name starts with underscore",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    "_cpu",
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("name", "_cpu", influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameUnderscore)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "name contains non-printable chars",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    "cp\x03u",
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("name", "cp\x03u", &influxerror.Error{
+				Code: influxerror.EInvalid,
+				Err:  fmt.Errorf("non-printable character"),
+			})},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "name contains quotes",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    `"cpu"`,
+				Columns: okCols,
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("name", `"cpu"`, influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameQuotes)},
+		},
+
+		// Columns validation
+		{
+			name: "missing columns",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name:    "cpu",
+				Columns: nil,
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissing},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "time column wrong semantic",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimeInvalidSemantic},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "time column with data type",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col2("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeBoolean),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticDataType},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing time column",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingTime},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "timestamp column that is not named time",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("foo", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTimestampSemanticInvalidName},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tag contains data type",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col2("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeString),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsTagSemanticDataType},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "field missing data type",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col1("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsFieldSemanticMissingDataType},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing fields",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col1("region", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsMissingFields},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "duplicate column names",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsDuplicateNames},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "duplicate column case insensitive names",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("HOST", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaColumnsDuplicateNames},
+		},
+
+		// column name validation
+		{
+			name: "column name too short",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("column name", "", influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooShort)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "column name too long",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1(strings.Repeat("f", 129), influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("column name", strings.Repeat("f", 129), influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameTooLong)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "column name starts with underscore",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1("_host", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("column name", "_host", influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameUnderscore)},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "column name contains quotes",
+			fields: fields{
+				Name: "cpu",
+				Columns: []influxdb.MeasurementSchemaColumn{
+					col1(`"host"`, influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag),
+					col2("usage_user", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField, influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFloat),
+					col1("time", influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp),
+				},
+			},
+			errs: []error{errp("column name", `"host"`, influxdb.ErrMeasurementSchemaNameQuotes)},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			m := &influxdb.MeasurementSchema{
+				Name:    tt.fields.Name,
+				Columns: tt.fields.Columns,
+			}
+
+			if gotErr := m.Validate(); len(tt.errs) > 0 {
+				gotErrs := multierr.Errors(gotErr)
+				assert.ElementsMatch(t, gotErrs, tt.errs)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, gotErr)
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/points.go b/models/points.go
index df81b79e3c..9b44411149 100644
--- a/models/points.go
+++ b/models/points.go
@@ -2614,3 +2614,27 @@ func ValidKeyTokens(name string, tags Tags) bool {
 
 	return ValidTagTokens(tags)
 }
+
+var (
+	errInvalidUTF8     = errors.New("invalid UTF-8 sequence")
+	errNonPrintable    = errors.New("non-printable character")
+	errReplacementChar = fmt.Errorf("unicode replacement char %q cannot be used", unicode.ReplacementChar)
+)
+
+// CheckToken returns an error when the given token is invalid
+// for use as a tag or value key or measurement name.
+func CheckToken(a []byte) error {
+	if !utf8.Valid(a) {
+		return errInvalidUTF8
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range string(a) {
+		if !unicode.IsPrint(r) {
+			return errNonPrintable
+		}
+		if r == unicode.ReplacementChar {
+			return errReplacementChar
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkger/models.go b/pkger/models.go
index 2b43159606..f74b82ad1f 100644
--- a/pkger/models.go
+++ b/pkger/models.go
@@ -203,9 +203,11 @@ type (
 
 	// DiffBucketValues are the varying values for a bucket.
 	DiffBucketValues struct {
-		Name           string         `json:"name"`
-		Description    string         `json:"description"`
-		RetentionRules retentionRules `json:"retentionRules"`
+		Name               string             `json:"name"`
+		Description        string             `json:"description"`
+		RetentionRules     retentionRules     `json:"retentionRules"`
+		SchemaType         string             `json:"schemaType,omitempty"`
+		MeasurementSchemas measurementSchemas `json:"measurementSchemas,omitempty"`
 	}
 )
 
@@ -469,9 +471,23 @@ type SummaryBucket struct {
 	// TODO: return retention rules?
 	RetentionPeriod time.Duration `json:"retentionPeriod"`
 
+	SchemaType         string                     `json:"schemaType,omitempty"`
+	MeasurementSchemas []SummaryMeasurementSchema `json:"measurementSchemas,omitempty"`
+
 	LabelAssociations []SummaryLabel `json:"labelAssociations"`
 }
 
+type SummaryMeasurementSchema struct {
+	Name    string                           `json:"name"`
+	Columns []SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn `json:"columns"`
+}
+
+type SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn struct {
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	Type     string `json:"type"`
+	DataType string `json:"dataType,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // SummaryCheck provides a summary of a pkg check.
 type SummaryCheck struct {
 	SummaryIdentifier
diff --git a/pkger/parser.go b/pkger/parser.go
index b0d38d258e..f34dc3d7ef 100644
--- a/pkger/parser.go
+++ b/pkger/parser.go
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ func (p *Template) graphBuckets() *parseErr {
 		bkt := &bucket{
 			identity:    ident,
 			Description: o.Spec.stringShort(fieldDescription),
+			SchemaType:  o.Spec.stringShort(fieldBucketSchemaType),
 		}
 		if rules, ok := o.Spec[fieldBucketRetentionRules].(retentionRules); ok {
 			bkt.RetentionRules = rules
@@ -824,6 +825,21 @@ func (p *Template) graphBuckets() *parseErr {
 				})
 			}
 		}
+		if schemas, ok := o.Spec[fieldMeasurementSchemas].(measurementSchemas); ok {
+			bkt.MeasurementSchemas = schemas
+		} else {
+			for _, sr := range o.Spec.slcResource(fieldMeasurementSchemas) {
+				ms := measurementSchema{Name: sr.stringShort(fieldMeasurementSchemaName)}
+				for _, scr := range sr.slcResource(fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns) {
+					ms.Columns = append(ms.Columns, measurementColumn{
+						Name:     scr.stringShort(fieldMeasurementColumnName),
+						Type:     scr.stringShort(fieldMeasurementColumnType),
+						DataType: scr.stringShort(fieldMeasurementColumnDataType),
+					})
+				}
+				bkt.MeasurementSchemas = append(bkt.MeasurementSchemas, ms)
+			}
+		}
 		p.setRefs(bkt.name, bkt.displayName)
 
 		failures := p.parseNestedLabels(o.Spec, func(l *label) error {
diff --git a/pkger/parser_models.go b/pkger/parser_models.go
index 37152ab366..e37b195b4d 100644
--- a/pkger/parser_models.go
+++ b/pkger/parser_models.go
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ type bucket struct {
 
 	Description    string
 	RetentionRules retentionRules
-	labels         sortedLabels
+
+	SchemaType         string
+	MeasurementSchemas measurementSchemas
+
+	labels sortedLabels
 }
 
 func (b *bucket) summarize() SummaryBucket {
@@ -98,10 +102,12 @@ func (b *bucket) summarize() SummaryBucket {
 			MetaName:      b.MetaName(),
 			EnvReferences: summarizeCommonReferences(b.identity, b.labels),
 		},
-		Name:              b.Name(),
-		Description:       b.Description,
-		RetentionPeriod:   b.RetentionRules.RP(),
-		LabelAssociations: toSummaryLabels(b.labels...),
+		Name:               b.Name(),
+		Description:        b.Description,
+		SchemaType:         b.SchemaType,
+		MeasurementSchemas: b.MeasurementSchemas.summarize(),
+		RetentionPeriod:    b.RetentionRules.RP(),
+		LabelAssociations:  toSummaryLabels(b.labels...),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ func (b *bucket) valid() []validationErr {
 		vErrs = append(vErrs, err)
 	}
 	vErrs = append(vErrs, b.RetentionRules.valid()...)
+	vErrs = append(vErrs, b.MeasurementSchemas.valid()...)
 	if len(vErrs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkger/parser_models_schema.go b/pkger/parser_models_schema.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6694641d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkger/parser_models_schema.go
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+package pkger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2"
+)
+
+const (
+	fieldBucketSchemaType   = "schemaType"
+	fieldMeasurementSchemas = "measurementSchemas"
+
+	// measurementSchema fields
+	fieldMeasurementSchemaName    = "name"
+	fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns = "columns"
+
+	// measurementColumn fields
+	fieldMeasurementColumnName     = "name"
+	fieldMeasurementColumnType     = "type"
+	fieldMeasurementColumnDataType = "dataType"
+)
+
+type measurementSchemas []measurementSchema
+
+func (s measurementSchemas) valid() []validationErr {
+	var errs []validationErr
+
+	for idx, ms := range s {
+		if nestedErrs := ms.valid(); len(nestedErrs) > 0 {
+			errs = append(errs, validationErr{
+				Field:  fieldMeasurementSchemas,
+				Index:  intPtr(idx),
+				Nested: nestedErrs,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
+
+func (s measurementSchema) valid() []validationErr {
+	var errs []validationErr
+
+	if err := influxdb.ValidateMeasurementSchemaName(s.Name); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, validationErr{
+			Field: fieldMeasurementSchemaName,
+			Msg:   err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	// validate columns
+	timeCount := 0
+	fieldCount := 0
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(s.Columns))
+
+	columnErrors := make([]validationErr, len(s.Columns))
+
+	for idx, col := range s.Columns {
+		colErr := &columnErrors[idx]
+		*colErr = validationErr{
+			Field: fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns,
+			Index: intPtr(idx),
+		}
+
+		names = append(names, col.Name)
+
+		if err := influxdb.ValidateMeasurementSchemaName(col.Name); err != nil {
+			colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+				Field: fieldMeasurementColumnName,
+				Msg:   err.Error(),
+			})
+		}
+
+		colType := influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeFromString(col.Type)
+		if colType == nil {
+			colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+				Field: fieldMeasurementColumnType,
+				Msg:   "missing type",
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+
+		colDataType := influxdb.SchemaColumnDataTypeFromString(col.DataType)
+
+		// all columns require a type field
+		if col.Name == "time" {
+			timeCount++
+			if *colType != influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp {
+				colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+					Field: fieldMeasurementColumnType,
+					Msg:   "\"time\" column type must be timestamp",
+				})
+			}
+
+			if colDataType != nil {
+				colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+					Field: fieldMeasurementColumnDataType,
+					Msg:   "unexpected dataType for time column",
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+		// ensure no other columns have a timestamp semantic
+		switch *colType {
+		case influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTimestamp:
+			if col.Name != "time" {
+				colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+					Field: fieldMeasurementColumnName,
+					Msg:   "timestamp column must be named \"time\"",
+				})
+			}
+
+		case influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeTag:
+			// ensure tag columns don't include a data type value
+			if colDataType != nil {
+				colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+					Field: fieldMeasurementColumnDataType,
+					Msg:   "unexpected dataType for tag column",
+				})
+			}
+
+		case influxdb.SemanticColumnTypeField:
+			if colDataType == nil {
+				colErr.Nested = append(colErr.Nested, validationErr{
+					Field: fieldMeasurementColumnDataType,
+					Msg:   "missing or invalid data type for field column",
+				})
+			}
+			fieldCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	// collect only those column errors with nested errors
+	for _, colErr := range columnErrors {
+		if len(colErr.Nested) > 0 {
+			errs = append(errs, colErr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if timeCount == 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, validationErr{
+			Field: fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns,
+			Msg:   "missing \"time\" column",
+		})
+	}
+
+	// ensure there is at least one field defined
+	if fieldCount == 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, validationErr{
+			Field: fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns,
+			Msg:   "at least one field column is required",
+		})
+	}
+
+	// check for duplicate columns using general UTF-8 case insensitive comparison
+	sort.Strings(names)
+	for i := 0; i < len(names)-1; i++ {
+		if strings.EqualFold(names[i], names[i+1]) {
+			errs = append(errs, validationErr{
+				Field: fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns,
+				Msg:   fmt.Sprintf("duplicate columns with name %q", names[i]),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
+
+func (s measurementSchemas) summarize() []SummaryMeasurementSchema {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	schemas := make([]SummaryMeasurementSchema, 0, len(s))
+	for _, schema := range s {
+		schemas = append(schemas, schema.summarize())
+	}
+
+	// Measurements are in Name order for consistent output in summaries
+	sort.Slice(schemas, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return schemas[i].Name < schemas[j].Name
+	})
+
+	return schemas
+}
+
+type measurementSchema struct {
+	Name    string              `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Columns []measurementColumn `json:"columns" yaml:"columns"`
+}
+
+func (s measurementSchema) summarize() SummaryMeasurementSchema {
+	var cols []SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn
+	if len(s.Columns) > 0 {
+		cols = make([]SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn, 0, len(s.Columns))
+		for i := range s.Columns {
+			cols = append(cols, s.Columns[i].summarize())
+		}
+
+		// Columns are in Name order for consistent output in summaries
+		sort.Slice(cols, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return cols[i].Name < cols[j].Name
+		})
+	}
+
+	return SummaryMeasurementSchema{Name: s.Name, Columns: cols}
+}
+
+type measurementColumn struct {
+	Name     string `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Type     string `json:"type" yaml:"type"`
+	DataType string `json:"dataType,omitempty" yaml:"dataType,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (c measurementColumn) summarize() SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn {
+	return SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn(c)
+}
diff --git a/pkger/parser_test.go b/pkger/parser_test.go
index ab485f9b02..f5963a2913 100644
--- a/pkger/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkger/parser_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,35 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 
+		t.Run("with valid bucket and schema should be valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+			template := validParsedTemplateFromFile(t, "testdata/bucket_schema.yml", EncodingYAML)
+			buckets := template.Summary().Buckets
+			require.Len(t, buckets, 1)
+
+			exp := SummaryBucket{
+				SummaryIdentifier: SummaryIdentifier{
+					Kind:          KindBucket,
+					MetaName:      "explicit-11",
+					EnvReferences: []SummaryReference{},
+				},
+				Name:              "my_explicit",
+				SchemaType:        "explicit",
+				LabelAssociations: []SummaryLabel{},
+				MeasurementSchemas: []SummaryMeasurementSchema{
+					{
+						Name: "cpu",
+						Columns: []SummaryMeasurementSchemaColumn{
+							{Name: "host", Type: "tag"},
+							{Name: "time", Type: "timestamp"},
+							{Name: "usage_user", Type: "field", DataType: "float"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, exp, buckets[0])
+		})
+
 		t.Run("with env refs should be valid", func(t *testing.T) {
 			testfileRunner(t, "testdata/bucket_ref.yml", func(t *testing.T, template *Template) {
 				actual := template.Summary().Buckets
@@ -182,6 +211,70 @@ metadata:
   name:  invalid-name
 spec:
   name:  f
+`,
+				},
+				{
+					name:           "invalid measurement name",
+					resourceErrs:   1,
+					validationErrs: 1,
+					valFields:      []string{strings.Join([]string{fieldSpec, fieldMeasurementSchemas}, ".")},
+					templateStr: `apiVersion: influxdata.com/v2alpha1
+kind: Bucket
+metadata:
+  name: foo-1
+spec:
+  name: foo
+  schemaType: explicit
+  measurementSchemas:
+    - name: _cpu
+      columns: 
+        - name: time
+          type: timestamp
+        - name: usage_user
+          type: field
+          dataType: float
+`,
+				},
+				{
+					name:           "invalid semantic type",
+					resourceErrs:   1,
+					validationErrs: 1,
+					valFields:      []string{strings.Join([]string{fieldSpec, fieldMeasurementSchemas, fieldMeasurementSchemaColumns}, ".")},
+					templateStr: `apiVersion: influxdata.com/v2alpha1
+kind: Bucket
+metadata:
+  name: foo-1
+spec:
+  name: foo
+  schemaType: explicit
+  measurementSchemas:
+    - name: _cpu
+      columns: 
+        - name: time
+          type: field
+        - name: usage_user
+          type: field
+          dataType: float
+`,
+				},
+				{
+					name:           "missing time column",
+					resourceErrs:   1,
+					validationErrs: 1,
+					valFields:      []string{strings.Join([]string{fieldSpec, fieldMeasurementSchemas}, ".")},
+					templateStr: `apiVersion: influxdata.com/v2alpha1
+kind: Bucket
+metadata:
+  name: foo-1
+spec:
+  name: foo
+  schemaType: explicit
+  measurementSchemas:
+    - name: cpu
+      columns: 
+        - name: usage_user
+          type: field
+          dataType: float
 `,
 				},
 			}
diff --git a/pkger/testdata/bucket_schema.yml b/pkger/testdata/bucket_schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..624be3f137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkger/testdata/bucket_schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: influxdata.com/v2alpha1
+kind: Bucket
+metadata:
+  name: explicit-11
+spec:
+  measurementSchemas:
+    - columns:
+        - name: time
+          type: timestamp
+        - name: host
+          type: tag
+        - dataType: float
+          name: usage_user
+          type: field
+      name: cpu
+  name: my_explicit
+  schemaType: explicit