diff --git a/openapi/components/schemas/AccessMethod.yaml b/openapi/components/schemas/AccessMethod.yaml
index e559df19..838db8b0 100644
--- a/openapi/components/schemas/AccessMethod.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/schemas/AccessMethod.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ properties:
     description: >-
       Name of the region in the cloud service provider that the object belongs to.
     example: us-east-1
+  available:
+    type: boolean
+    description: >-
+      Availablity of file in the cloud.
+      This label defines if this file is immediately accessible via DRS. Any delay or requirement of thawing mechanism if the file is in offline/archival storage is classified as 0 or unavailable.
+    example: true
   authorizations:
     allOf:
       - $ref: './Authorizations.yaml'