diff --git a/nameresolution/structuredformat/README.md b/nameresolution/structuredformat/README.md
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+# Structured Format Name Resolution
+
+The **Structured Format** name resolver enables you to explicitly define service instances using structured configuration in **JSON or YAML**, either as inline strings or external files. It is designed for scenarios where service topology is **static and known in advance**, such as:
+
+- Local development and testing
+- Integration or end-to-end test environments
+- Edge deployments
+
+## Configuration Format
+
+To enable the resolver, configure it in your Dapr `Configuration` resource:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Configuration
+metadata:
+  name: appconfig
+spec:
+  nameResolution:
+    component: "structuredformat"
+    configuration:
+      structuredType: "json"  # or "yaml", "jsonFile", "yamlFile"
+      stringValue: '{"appInstances":{"myapp":[{"ipv4":"127.0.0.1","port":4433}]}}'
+```
+
+## Spec configuration fields
+
+| Field            | Required? | Description                                                                 | Example |
+|------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
+| `structuredType` | Yes       | Format and source type. Must be one of: `json`, `yaml`, `jsonFile`, `yamlFile` | `json` |
+| `stringValue`    | Conditional | Required when `structuredType` is `json` or `yaml`                         | `{"appInstances":{"myapp":[{"ipv4":"127.0.0.1","port":4433}]}}` |
+| `filePath`       | Conditional | Required when `structuredType` is `jsonFile` or `yamlFile`                 | `/etc/dapr/services.yaml` |
+
+> **Important**: Only one of `stringValue` or `filePath` should be provided, based on `structuredType`.
+
+## `appInstances` Schema
+
+The configuration must contain a top-level `appInstances` object that maps **service IDs** to **lists of address instances**.
+
+### Supported Address Fields
+
+| Field    | Type   | Required? | Description |
+|----------|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| `domain` | string | No        | Hostname or FQDN (e.g., `"api.example.com"`). Highest priority. |
+| `ipv4`   | string | No        | IPv4 address in dotted-decimal format (e.g., `"192.168.1.10"`). |
+| `ipv6`   | string | No        | Unbracketed IPv6 address (e.g., `"::1"`, `"2001:db8::1"`). |
+| `port`   | int    | **Yes**   | TCP port number (**must be 1–65535**). |
+
+> **Notes**:
+> - Service IDs must be non-empty strings.
+> - **At least one** of `domain`, `ipv4`, or `ipv6` must be non-empty per instance.
+> - Invalid or missing ports will cause initialization to fail.
+
+## Address Selection Logic
+
+For each instance, the resolver selects the **first non-empty address** in this priority order:
+
+1. `domain` → e.g., `github.com`  
+2. `ipv4` → e.g., `192.168.1.10`  
+3. `ipv6` → e.g., `::1`
+
+The final target address is formatted as:
+
+- `host:port` for domain/IPv4  
+- `[ipv6]:port` for IPv6 (automatically bracketed)
+
+If a service has **multiple instances**, one is selected **uniformly at random** on each call.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Inline JSON
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  structuredType: "json"
+  stringValue: '{"appInstances":{"myapp":[{"ipv4":"127.0.0.1","port":4433}]}}'
+```
+→ Resolves `"myapp"` to `127.0.0.1:4433`
+
+### Inline YAML (multi-line)
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  structuredType: "yaml"
+  stringValue: |
+    appInstances:
+      myapp:
+        - domain: "example.com"
+          port: 80
+        - ipv6: "::1"
+          port: 8080
+```
+→ Possible results: `example.com:80` or `[::1]:8080` (chosen randomly)
+
+### From External File
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  structuredType: "yamlFile"
+  filePath: "/etc/dapr/services.yaml"
+```
+
+With `/etc/dapr/services.yaml`:
+```yaml
+appInstances:
+  backend:
+    - ipv4: "10.0.0.5"
+      port: 3000
+```
+→ Resolves `"backend"` to `10.0.0.5:3000`
diff --git a/nameresolution/structuredformat/metadata.yaml b/nameresolution/structuredformat/metadata.yaml
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+# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../component-metadata-schema.json
+schemaVersion: v1
+type: nameresolution
+name: structuredformat
+version: v1
+status: alpha
+title: "StructuredFormat"
+urls:
+  - title: Reference
+    url: https://docs.dapr.io/reference/components-reference/supported-name-resolution/nr-structuredformat/
+metadata:
+  - name: structuredType
+    type: string
+    required: true
+    allowedValues: ["json", "yaml", "jsonFile", "yamlFile"]
+    description: Format type of the structured data.
+    example: "json"
+  - name: stringValue
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: Inline JSON/YAML string (required if structuredType is json/yaml).
+    example: '{"appInstances":{"myapp":[{"ipv4":"127.0.0.1","port":4433}]}}'
+  - name: filePath
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: Path to JSON/YAML file (required if structuredType is jsonFile/yamlFile).
+    example: "/etc/dapr/services.yaml"
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diff --git a/nameresolution/structuredformat/structuredformat.go b/nameresolution/structuredformat/structuredformat.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Dapr Authors
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package structuredformat
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/metadata"
+	nr "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/nameresolution"
+	"github.com/dapr/kit/logger"
+	kitmd "github.com/dapr/kit/metadata"
+)
+
+const (
+	JSONStructuredValue     = "json"
+	YAMLStructuredValue     = "yaml"
+	JSONFileStructuredValue = "jsonFile"
+	YAMLFileStructuredValue = "yamlFile"
+)
+
+var allowedStructuredTypes = []string{
+	JSONStructuredValue,
+	YAMLStructuredValue,
+	JSONFileStructuredValue,
+	YAMLFileStructuredValue,
+}
+
+// StructuredFormatResolver parses service names from a structured string
+// defined in the configuration.
+type StructuredFormatResolver struct {
+	meta      structuredFormatMetadata
+	instances appInstances
+	logger    logger.Logger
+	rand      *rand.Rand
+}
+
+// structuredFormatMetadata represents the structured string (such as JSON or YAML)
+// provided in the configuration for name resolution.
+type structuredFormatMetadata struct {
+	StructuredType string `mapstructure:"structuredType"`
+	StringValue    string `mapstructure:"stringValue"`
+	FilePath       string `mapstructure:"filePath"`
+}
+
+// appInstances stores the relationship between services and their instances.
+type appInstances struct {
+	AppInstances map[string][]address `json:"appInstances" yaml:"appInstances"`
+}
+
+// address contains service instance information.
+type address struct {
+	Domain string `json:"domain" yaml:"domain"`
+	IPv4   string `json:"ipv4" yaml:"ipv4"`
+	IPv6   string `json:"ipv6" yaml:"ipv6"`
+	Port   int    `json:"port" yaml:"port"`
+}
+
+// isValid checks if the address has at least one valid host field.
+func (a address) isValid() bool {
+	return (a.Domain != "" || a.IPv4 != "" || a.IPv6 != "")
+}
+
+// NewResolver creates a new Structured Format resolver.
+func NewResolver(logger logger.Logger) nr.Resolver {
+	src := rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return &StructuredFormatResolver{
+		logger: logger,
+		// gosec is complaining that we are using a non-crypto-safe PRNG.
+		// This is fine in this scenario since we are using it only for selecting a random address for load-balancing.
+		//nolint:gosec
+		rand: rand.New(src),
+	}
+}
+
+// Init initializes the structured format resolver with the given metadata.
+func (r *StructuredFormatResolver) Init(ctx context.Context, metadata nr.Metadata) error {
+	var meta structuredFormatMetadata
+	if err := kitmd.DecodeMetadata(metadata.Configuration, &meta); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Validate structuredType
+	if !isValidStructuredType(meta.StructuredType) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid structuredType %q; must be one of: %s",
+			meta.StructuredType, strings.Join(allowedStructuredTypes, ", "))
+	}
+
+	// Validate required fields based on type
+	switch meta.StructuredType {
+	case JSONStructuredValue, YAMLStructuredValue:
+		if meta.StringValue == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("stringValue is required when structuredType is %q", meta.StructuredType)
+		}
+	case JSONFileStructuredValue, YAMLFileStructuredValue:
+		if meta.FilePath == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("filePath is required when structuredType is %q", meta.StructuredType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	r.meta = meta
+
+	instances, err := loadStructuredFormatData(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load structured data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// validate that all addresses are valid
+	for serviceID, addrs := range instances.AppInstances {
+		for i, addr := range addrs {
+			if !addr.isValid() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid address at AppInstances[%q][%d]: missing domain, ipv4, and ipv6", serviceID, i)
+			}
+			if addr.Port <= 0 || addr.Port > 65535 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid port %d for AppInstances[%q][%d]", addr.Port, serviceID, i)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	r.instances = instances
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ResolveID resolves a service ID to an address using the configured value.
+func (r *StructuredFormatResolver) ResolveID(ctx context.Context, req nr.ResolveRequest) (string, error) {
+	if req.ID == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("empty ID not allowed")
+	}
+
+	addresses, exists := r.instances.AppInstances[req.ID]
+	if !exists || len(addresses) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no services found with ID %q", req.ID)
+	}
+
+	// Select a random instance (load balancing)
+	selected := addresses[r.rand.Intn(len(addresses))]
+
+	// Prefer Domain > IPv4 > IPv6
+	host := selected.Domain
+	if host == "" {
+		host = selected.IPv4
+	}
+	if host == "" {
+		host = selected.IPv6
+	}
+
+	// This should not happen due to validation in Init, but be defensive.
+	if host == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolved address for %q has no valid host", req.ID)
+	}
+
+	return net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(selected.Port)), nil
+}
+
+// Close implements io.Closer.
+func (r *StructuredFormatResolver) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetComponentMetadata returns metadata info used for documentation and validation.
+func (r *StructuredFormatResolver) GetComponentMetadata() metadata.MetadataMap {
+	m := metadata.MetadataMap{}
+	metadata.GetMetadataInfoFromStructType(
+		reflect.TypeOf(structuredFormatMetadata{}),
+		&m,
+		metadata.NameResolutionType,
+	)
+	return m
+}
+
+// isValidStructuredType checks if the given type is allowed.
+func isValidStructuredType(t string) bool {
+	for _, allowed := range allowedStructuredTypes {
+		if t == allowed {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// loadStructuredFormatData loads the mapping from structured input.
+func loadStructuredFormatData(r *StructuredFormatResolver) (appInstances, error) {
+	var instances appInstances
+
+	var data []byte
+	var err error
+
+	switch r.meta.StructuredType {
+	case JSONStructuredValue, YAMLStructuredValue:
+		data = []byte(r.meta.StringValue)
+	case JSONFileStructuredValue, YAMLFileStructuredValue:
+		// Security note: Consider restricting file access in production (e.g., allowlist paths).
+		data, err = os.ReadFile(r.meta.FilePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return instances, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %q: %w", r.meta.FilePath, err)
+		}
+	default:
+		// Should not happen due to prior validation
+		return instances, fmt.Errorf("unsupported structuredType: %s", r.meta.StructuredType)
+	}
+
+	// Parse based on format
+	switch r.meta.StructuredType {
+	case JSONStructuredValue, JSONFileStructuredValue:
+		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &instances)
+	case YAMLStructuredValue, YAMLFileStructuredValue:
+		err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &instances)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return instances, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s data: %w", getFormatName(r.meta.StructuredType), err)
+	}
+
+	return instances, nil
+}
+
+// getFormatName returns a human-readable format name.
+func getFormatName(t string) string {
+	switch t {
+	case JSONStructuredValue, JSONFileStructuredValue:
+		return "JSON"
+	case YAMLStructuredValue, YAMLFileStructuredValue:
+		return "YAML"
+	default:
+		return t
+	}
+}
diff --git a/nameresolution/structuredformat/structuredformat_test.go b/nameresolution/structuredformat/structuredformat_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Dapr Authors
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package structuredformat
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	nr "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/nameresolution"
+	"github.com/dapr/kit/logger"
+)
+
+const (
+	validJSON = `{
+		"appInstances": {
+			"myapp": [
+				{
+					"domain": "github.com",
+					"ipv4": "",
+					"ipv6": "",
+					"port": 443
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}`
+
+	validJSONIPv6 = `{
+		"appInstances": {
+			"myapp": [
+				{
+					"domain": "",
+					"ipv4": "",
+					"ipv6": "::1",
+					"port": 443
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}`
+
+	validYAML = `appInstances:
+  myapp:
+    - domain: ''
+      ipv4: '127.127.127.127'
+      ipv6: ''
+      port: 443`
+
+	invalidJSONNoHost = `{
+		"appInstances": {
+			"badapp": [
+				{
+					"domain": "",
+					"ipv4": "",
+					"ipv6": "",
+					"port": 80
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}`
+
+	invalidJSONBadPort = `{
+		"appInstances": {
+			"badapp": [
+				{
+					"domain": "example.com",
+					"port": -1
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}`
+)
+
+// Helper to create temp file for file-based tests
+func writeTempFile(t *testing.T, content string, ext string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	tmpFile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config"+ext)
+	err := os.WriteFile(tmpFile, []byte(content), 0o600)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return tmpFile
+}
+
+func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		metadata      nr.Metadata
+		expectedError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid json string",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "json",
+					"stringValue":    validJSON,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid yaml string",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "yaml",
+					"stringValue":    validYAML,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid json file",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "jsonFile",
+					"filePath":       writeTempFile(t, validJSON, ".json"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid yaml file",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "yamlFile",
+					"filePath":       writeTempFile(t, validYAML, ".yaml"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing stringValue for json",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "json",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "stringValue is required when structuredType is \"json\"",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing filePath for jsonFile",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "jsonFile",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "filePath is required when structuredType is \"jsonFile\"",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid structuredType",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "invalid",
+					"stringValue":    validJSON,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid structuredType \"invalid\"; must be one of: json, yaml, jsonFile, yamlFile",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid address: no host",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "json",
+					"stringValue":    invalidJSONNoHost,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid address at AppInstances[\"badapp\"][0]: missing domain, ipv4, and ipv6",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid address: bad port",
+			metadata: nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": "json",
+					"stringValue":    invalidJSONBadPort,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid port -1 for AppInstances[\"badapp\"][0]",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewResolver(logger.NewLogger("test"))
+			err := r.Init(t.Context(), tt.metadata)
+
+			if tt.expectedError != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.expectedError)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		structuredType string
+		stringValue    string
+		request        nr.ResolveRequest
+		expectedResult string
+		expectedError  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "resolve by domain",
+			structuredType: "json",
+			stringValue:    validJSON,
+			request:        nr.ResolveRequest{ID: "myapp"},
+			expectedResult: "github.com:443",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "resolve by IPv6",
+			structuredType: "json",
+			stringValue:    validJSONIPv6,
+			request:        nr.ResolveRequest{ID: "myapp"},
+			expectedResult: "[::1]:443",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "resolve by IPv4 from YAML",
+			structuredType: "yaml",
+			stringValue:    validYAML,
+			request:        nr.ResolveRequest{ID: "myapp"},
+			expectedResult: "127.127.127.127:443",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "non-existent app ID",
+			structuredType: "json",
+			stringValue:    validJSON,
+			request:        nr.ResolveRequest{ID: "unknown"},
+			expectedError:  "no services found with ID \"unknown\"",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "empty app ID",
+			structuredType: "json",
+			stringValue:    validJSON,
+			request:        nr.ResolveRequest{ID: ""},
+			expectedError:  "empty ID not allowed",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := NewResolver(logger.NewLogger("test"))
+			err := r.Init(t.Context(), nr.Metadata{
+				Configuration: map[string]string{
+					"structuredType": tt.structuredType,
+					"stringValue":    tt.stringValue,
+				},
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			result, err := r.ResolveID(t.Context(), tt.request)
+
+			if tt.expectedError != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.expectedError)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedResult, result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewResolver(logger.NewLogger("test"))
+	err := r.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}