diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 013c64297..ea855a513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ Change Log
 ----------
 
 
+8.9.0
+=====
+
+* Add more schema parsing functions to `schema_utils`.
+
+
 8.8.6
 =====
 
diff --git a/dcicutils/schema_utils.py b/dcicutils/schema_utils.py
index b5b1bf425..82aa6bb12 100644
--- a/dcicutils/schema_utils.py
+++ b/dcicutils/schema_utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class JsonSchemaConstants:
 
 
 class EncodedSchemaConstants:
+    DESCRIPTION = "description"
     IDENTIFYING_PROPERTIES = "identifyingProperties"
     LINK_TO = "linkTo"
     MERGE_REF = "$merge"
@@ -187,6 +188,21 @@ def get_one_of_formats(schema: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]:
     ]
 
 
+def is_link(property_schema: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Is property schema a link?"""
+    return bool(property_schema.get(SchemaConstants.LINK_TO))
+
+
+def get_enum(property_schema: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[str]:
+    """Return the enum of a property schema."""
+    return property_schema.get(SchemaConstants.ENUM, [])
+
+
+def get_description(schema: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Return the description of a schema."""
+    return schema.get(SchemaConstants.DESCRIPTION, "")
+
+
 class Schema:
 
     def __init__(self, schema: dict, type: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 424704e8f..c7f564026 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dcicutils"
-version = "8.8.6"
+version = "8.9.0"
 description = "Utility package for interacting with the 4DN Data Portal and other 4DN resources"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/test/test_schema_utils.py b/test/test_schema_utils.py
index 6b948b8ed..8a928ee3b 100644
--- a/test/test_schema_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_schema_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 import pytest
 from dcicutils import schema_utils
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@
 }
 FORMAT = "email"
 PATTERN = "some_regex"
-STRING_SCHEMA = {"type": "string", "format": FORMAT, "pattern": PATTERN}
+ENUM = ["foo", "bar"]
+DESCRIPTION = "foo"
+STRING_SCHEMA = {
+    "type": "string",
+    "format": FORMAT,
+    "pattern": PATTERN,
+    "linkTo": "foo",
+    "enum": ENUM,
+    "description": DESCRIPTION,
+}
 ARRAY_SCHEMA = {"type": "array", "items": [STRING_SCHEMA]}
 OBJECT_SCHEMA = {"type": "object", "properties": {"foo": STRING_SCHEMA}}
 NUMBER_SCHEMA = {"type": "number"}
@@ -320,3 +329,37 @@ def test_get_conditional_formats(
     schema: Dict[str, Any], expected: Dict[str, Any]
 ) -> None:
     assert schema_utils.get_conditional_formats(schema) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "schema,expected",
+    [
+        ({}, False),
+        (STRING_SCHEMA, True),
+        (FORMAT_SCHEMA, False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_is_link(schema: Dict[str, Any], expected: bool) -> None:
+    assert schema_utils.is_link(schema) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "schema,expected",
+    [
+        ({}, []),
+        (STRING_SCHEMA, ENUM),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_enum(schema: Dict[str, Any], expected: List[str]) -> None:
+    assert schema_utils.get_enum(schema) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "schema,expected",
+    [
+        ({}, ""),
+        (STRING_SCHEMA, DESCRIPTION),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_description(schema: Dict[str, Any], expected: str) -> None:
+    assert schema_utils.get_description(schema) == expected