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Schema.org Thing
The most generic type of item in the Schema.org vocabulary. All other Schema.org types inherit from Thing.
Schema.orgStructured DataLinked DataJSON-LDVocabularySEOWeb StandardsRDFOntology
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| @type | string | The Schema.org type of the item. |
| @context | string | The JSON-LD context URL. |
| name | string | The name of the item. |
| description | string | A description of the item. |
| url | string | URL of the item. |
| image | object | An image of the item. |
| identifier | object | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing. |
| sameAs | object | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. |
| alternateName | string | An alias for the item. |
| additionalType | string | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies. |
| mainEntityOfPage | object | Indicates a page for which this thing is the main entity being described. |
| potentialAction | object | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
| subjectOf | object | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://schema.org/schemas/thing.json",
"title": "Schema.org Thing",
"description": "The most generic type of item in the Schema.org vocabulary. All other Schema.org types inherit from Thing.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Schema.org type of the item.",
"const": "Thing"
},
"@context": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The JSON-LD context URL.",
"default": "https://schema.org"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the item."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A description of the item."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the item."
},
"image": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of an image of the item."
},
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/ImageObject"
}
],
"description": "An image of the item."
},
"identifier": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/PropertyValue"
}
],
"description": "The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing."
},
"sameAs": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
}
}
],
"description": "URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity."
},
"alternateName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An alias for the item."
},
"additionalType": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies."
},
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/CreativeWork"
}
],
"description": "Indicates a page for which this thing is the main entity being described."
},
"potentialAction": {
"oneOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/Action"
},
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Action"
}
}
],
"description": "Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role."
},
"subjectOf": {
"oneOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/CreativeWork"
},
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/Event"
}
],
"description": "A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing."
}
},
"$defs": {
"ImageObject": {
"type": "object",
"description": "An image file.",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "ImageObject"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the image."
},
"width": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The width of the image in pixels."
},
"height": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The height of the image in pixels."
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The caption for this image."
}
}
},
"PropertyValue": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A property-value pair representing an explicit or inferred attribute of a Thing.",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "PropertyValue"
},
"propertyID": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A commonly used identifier for the characteristic represented by the property."
},
"value": {
"description": "The value of the property."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the property."
}
}
},
"CreativeWork": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc.",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "CreativeWork"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the creative work."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the creative work."
}
}
},
"Action": {
"type": "object",
"description": "An action performed by a direct agent and indirect participants upon a direct object.",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The type of action."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the action."
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Indicates a target EntryPoint for an Action."
}
}
},
"Event": {
"type": "object",
"description": "An event happening at a certain time and location.",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "Event"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the event."
},
"startDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The start date and time of the event."
}
}
}
}
}
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