CommunicateAction
The act of conveying information to another person via a communication medium (instrument) such as speech, email, or telephone conversation.
Extends: InteractAction
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| about | Thing | The subject matter of the content. |
| inLanguage | Text, Language | The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also [availableLanguage]... |
| language | Language | A sub property of instrument. The language used on this action. |
| recipient | Organization, Audience, ContactPoint, Person | A sub property of participant. The participant who is at the receiving end of the action. |
[Action](https://schema.org.ai/Action) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| actionProcess | HowTo | Description of the process by which the action was performed. |
| actionStatus | ActionStatusType | Indicates the current disposition of the Action. |
| agent | Person, Organization | The direct performer or driver of the action (animate or inanimate). E.g. John wrote a book. |
| endTime | Time, DateTime | The endTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to end. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was perfo... |
| error | Thing | For failed actions, more information on the cause of the failure. |
| instrument | Thing | The object that helped the agent perform the action. E.g. John wrote a book with a pen. |
| location | VirtualLocation, PostalAddress, Text, Place | The location of, for example, where an event is happening, where an organization is located, or where an action takes place. |
| object | Thing | The object upon which the action is carried out, whose state is kept intact or changed. Also known as the semantic roles patient, affected or undergoer (which change their state) or theme (which do... |
| participant | Organization, Person | Other co-agents that participated in the action indirectly. E.g. John wrote a book with Steve. |
| provider | Person, Organization | The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as... |
| result | Thing | The result produced in the action. E.g. John wrote a book. |
| startTime | Time, DateTime | The startTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to start. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was p... |
| target | URL, EntryPoint | Indicates a target EntryPoint, or url, for an Action. |
[Thing](https://schema.org.ai/Thing) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| additionalType | Text, URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is... |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| description | Text, TextObject | A description of the item. |
| disambiguatingDescription | Text | A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the descr... |
| identifier | URL, Text, PropertyValue | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for re... |
| image | ImageObject, URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
| mainEntityOfPage | CreativeWork, URL | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| potentialAction | Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website. |
| subjectOf | Event, CreativeWork | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
Subtypes
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| AskAction | The act of posing a question / favor to someone. Related actions: * ReplyAction: Appears generally as a response to AskAction. |
| CheckInAction | The act of an agent communicating (service provider, social media, etc) their arrival by registering/confirming for a previously reserved service (e.g. flight check-in) or at a place (e.g. hotel),... |
| CheckOutAction | The act of an agent communicating (service provider, social media, etc) their departure of a previously reserved service (e.g. flight check-in) or place (e.g. hotel). Related actions: * [CheckInA... |
| CommentAction | The act of generating a comment about a subject. |
| InformAction | The act of notifying someone of information pertinent to them, with no expectation of a response. |
| InviteAction | The act of asking someone to attend an event. Reciprocal of RsvpAction. |
| ReplyAction | The act of responding to a question/message asked/sent by the object. Related to AskAction. Related actions: * AskAction: App... |
| ShareAction | The act of distributing content to people for their amusement or edification. |