PaymentMethod
A payment method is a standardized procedure for transferring the monetary amount for a purchase. Payment methods are characterized by the legal and technical structures used, and by the organization or group carrying out the transaction. The following legacy values should be accepted:
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#ByBankTransferInAdvance
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#ByInvoice
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Cash
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#CheckInAdvance
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#COD
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#DirectDebit
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#GoogleCheckout
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#PayPal
- http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#PaySwarm
Structured values are recommended for newer payment methods.
Extends: Intangible
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| paymentMethodType | PaymentMethodType | The type of a payment method. |
[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 |
|---|---|
| PaymentCard | A payment method using a credit, debit, store or other card to associate the payment with an account. |
| PaymentService | A Service to transfer funds from a person or organization to a beneficiary person or organization. |