diff --git a/include/matador/object/schema.hpp b/include/matador/object/schema.hpp
index 5b87edc..8fef66c 100644
--- a/include/matador/object/schema.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/object/schema.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "matador/object/error_code.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ namespace matador::object {
 
 class schema {
 public:
+  typedef const_schema_node_iterator const_iterator;  /**< Shortcut for the list const iterator. */
+
   schema();
 
   template <typename Type>
@@ -36,6 +39,20 @@ public:
     return utils::ok<void>();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the first schema node.
+   *
+   * @return The first schema node iterator.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator begin() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the last schema node.
+   *
+   * @return The last schema node iterator.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator end() const;
+
   [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
 
   [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
diff --git a/include/matador/object/schema_node.hpp b/include/matador/object/schema_node.hpp
index 0ba6722..30d9421 100644
--- a/include/matador/object/schema_node.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/object/schema_node.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ private:
 
 
 private:
-  friend schema;
+  friend class schema;
+  friend class const_schema_node_iterator;
 
   schema &schema_;
   std::unique_ptr<basic_object_info> info_;
diff --git a/include/matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp b/include/matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60503e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#ifndef SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
+#define SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
+
+#include <iterator>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+class const_schema_node_iterator {
+public:
+  using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;
+  using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
+  using value_type = schema_node;
+  using pointer = value_type*;
+  using reference = value_type&;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an empty iterator
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator() = default;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Creates an iterator for a concrete type.
+   *
+   * This constructor creates an iterator for a concrete
+   * type and a concrete object.
+   *
+   * @param node The schema node of the object
+   */
+  explicit const_schema_node_iterator(std::shared_ptr<value_type> node);
+
+  /**
+   * Copy from a given const_object_view_iterator.
+   *
+   * @param x The prototype_iterator to copy from.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator(const const_schema_node_iterator &x) = default;
+
+  /**
+   * Assign from a given prototype_iterator.
+   *
+   * @param x The prototype_iterator to assign from.
+   * @return The assigned prototype_iterator.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator& operator=(const const_schema_node_iterator &x) = default;
+
+  ~const_schema_node_iterator() = default;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Compares this with another iterators.
+   *
+   * Compares this with another iterators. Returns true
+   * if the iterators node prototype_type are the same.
+   *
+   * @param i The iterator to compare with.
+   * @return True if the iterators are the same.
+   */
+  bool operator==(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Compares this with another iterators.
+   *
+   * Compares this with another iterators. Returns true
+   * if the iterators node prototype_node are not the same.
+   *
+   * @param i The iterator to compare with.
+   * @return True if the iterators are not the same.
+   */
+  bool operator!=(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const;
+
+  /**
+   * Pre increments the iterator
+   *
+   * @return Returns iterators successor.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator& operator++();
+
+  /**
+   * Post increments the iterator
+   *
+   * @return Returns iterator before incrementing.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator operator++(int);
+
+  /**
+   * Pre increments the iterator
+   *
+   * @return Returns iterators predecessor.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator& operator--();
+
+  /**
+   * Post decrements the iterator
+   *
+   * @return Returns iterator before decrementing.
+   */
+  const_schema_node_iterator operator--(int);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the pointer to the node.
+   *
+   * @return The pointer to the node.
+   */
+  pointer operator->() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the node.
+   *
+   * @return The iterators underlying node.
+   */
+  const reference operator*() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the pointer to the node.
+   *
+   * @return The pointer to the node.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] pointer get() const;
+
+private:
+  void increment();
+  void decrement();
+
+private:
+  std::shared_ptr<value_type> node_;
+};
+
+}
+#endif //SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
diff --git a/source/core/CMakeLists.txt b/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e05046..c5076fb 100644
--- a/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ add_library(matador-core STATIC
   object/schema.cpp
   object/schema_node.cpp
   object/basic_object_info.cpp
+  ../../include/matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp
+  object/schema_node_iterator.cpp
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(matador-core ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
diff --git a/source/core/object/schema.cpp b/source/core/object/schema.cpp
index bb41ac5..4033efb 100644
--- a/source/core/object/schema.cpp
+++ b/source/core/object/schema.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,21 @@ schema::schema()
   root_->last_child_->previous_sibling_ = root_->first_child_;
 }
 
+schema::const_iterator schema::begin() const {
+  return const_iterator(root_->first_child_->next_sibling_);
+}
+
+schema::const_iterator schema::end() const {
+  return const_iterator(root_->last_child_);
+}
+
 bool schema::empty() const {
   return root_->first_child_ == root_->last_child_->previous_sibling_;
 }
 
-size_t schema::size() const { return 0; }
+size_t schema::size() const {
+  return static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(begin(), end()));
+}
 
 utils::result<std::shared_ptr<schema_node>, utils::error> schema::attach_node(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node,
                                                                               const std::string &parent) {
diff --git a/source/core/object/schema_node_iterator.cpp b/source/core/object/schema_node_iterator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a65373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/core/object/schema_node_iterator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp"
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+const_schema_node_iterator::const_schema_node_iterator(std::shared_ptr<value_type> node)
+: node_(std::move(node))
+{}
+
+bool const_schema_node_iterator::operator==(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const
+{
+  return (node_ == i.node_);
+}
+
+bool const_schema_node_iterator::operator!=(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const
+{
+  return !operator==(i);
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator& const_schema_node_iterator::operator++()
+{
+  increment();
+  return *this;
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator const_schema_node_iterator::operator++(int)
+{
+  const std::shared_ptr<value_type> tmp = node_;
+  increment();
+  return const_schema_node_iterator(tmp);
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator& const_schema_node_iterator::operator--()
+{
+  decrement();
+  return *this;
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator const_schema_node_iterator::operator--(int)
+{
+  const std::shared_ptr<value_type> tmp = node_;
+  decrement();
+  return const_schema_node_iterator(tmp);
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator::pointer const_schema_node_iterator::operator->() const
+{
+  return node_.get();
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator::reference const_schema_node_iterator::operator*() const
+{
+  return *node_;
+}
+
+const_schema_node_iterator::pointer const_schema_node_iterator::get() const
+{
+  return node_.get();
+}
+
+void const_schema_node_iterator::increment()
+{
+  if (!node_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // if we have a child, child is the next iterator to return
+  // (if we don't do iterate over the siblings)
+  if (node_->first_child_ && node_->first_child_->next_sibling_ != node_->last_child_) {
+    node_ = node_->first_child_->next_sibling_;
+  } else {
+    // if there is no child, we check for sibling
+    // if there is a sibling, this is our next iterator to return
+    // if not, we go back to the parent
+    std::shared_ptr<value_type> node = node_;
+    while (node_->parent_ && node_->next_sibling_ == node_->parent_->last_child_) {
+      node = node->parent_;
+    }
+    node_ = node_->next_sibling_;
+  }
+
+}
+void const_schema_node_iterator::decrement()
+{
+  if (!node_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  // if node has a previous sibling, we set it
+  // as our next iterator. then we check if there
+  // are last children. if so, we set the last-last
+  // child as our iterator
+  if (node_->previous_sibling_ && node_->previous_sibling_->previous_sibling_) {
+    std::shared_ptr<value_type> node = node_->previous_sibling_;
+    while (node_->last_child_ && node_->first_child_->next_sibling_ != node_->last_child_) {
+      node = node->last_child_->previous_sibling_;
+    }
+    node_ = node;
+    // if there is no previous sibling, our next iterator
+    // is the parent of the node
+  } else {
+    node_ = node_->parent_;
+  }
+}
+
+}
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