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Thing

The most generic type of item.

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
Action An action performed by a direct agent and indirect participants upon a direct object. Optionally happens at a location with the help of an inanimate instrument. The execution of the action may prod...
BioChemEntity Any biological, chemical, or biochemical thing. For example: a protein; a gene; a chemical; a synthetic chemical.
CreativeWork The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc.
Event An event happening at a certain time and location, such as a concert, lecture, or festival. Ticketing information may be added via the offers property. Repeated even...
Intangible A utility class that serves as the umbrella for a number of 'intangible' things such as quantities, structured values, etc.
MedicalEntity The most generic type of entity related to health and the practice of medicine.
Organization An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.
Person A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional).
Place Entities that have a somewhat fixed, physical extension.
Product Any offered product or service. For example: a pair of shoes; a concert ticket; the rental of a car; a haircut; or an episode of a TV show streamed online.
Taxon A set of organisms asserted to represent a natural cohesive biological unit.