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. |