Thing

Canonical URL: http://schema.org/Thing

Thing

The most generic type of item.

Usage: Between 100,000 and 250,000 domains
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from Thing
additionalType 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 in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text 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 description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
URL 		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 representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image ImageObject  or
URL 		An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
URL 		Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
Inverse property: mainEntity.
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.
url URL URL of the item.


Instances of Thing may appear as values for the following properties

PropertyOn TypesDescription
about CommunicateAction  or
CreativeWork  or
Event 		The subject matter of the content.
actionOption ChooseAction A sub property of object. The options subject to this action. Supersedes option.
category Class  or
Invoice  or
Offer  or
PhysicalActivity  or
Product  or
Property  or
Service 		A category for the item. Greater signs or slashes can be used to informally indicate a category hierarchy.
characterAttribute Game  or
VideoGameSeries 		A piece of data that represents a particular aspect of a fictional character (skill, power, character points, advantage, disadvantage).
dataFeedElement DataFeed An item within in a data feed. Data feeds may have many elements.
defaultValue PropertyValueSpecification The default value of the input. For properties that expect a literal, the default is a literal value, for properties that expect an object, it's an ID reference to one of the current values.
error Action For failed actions, more information on the cause of the failure.
gameItem Game  or
VideoGameSeries 		An item is an object within the game world that can be collected by a player or, occasionally, a non-player character.
gamePlatform VideoGame  or
VideoGameSeries 		The electronic systems used to play video games.
instrument Action The object that helped the agent perform the action. e.g. John wrote a book with a pen.
item DataFeedItem  or
ListItem 		An entity represented by an entry in a list or data feed (e.g. an 'artist' in a list of 'artists')’.
itemListElement ItemList For itemListElement values, you can use simple strings (e.g. "Peter", "Paul", "Mary"), existing entities, or use ListItem.

Text values are best if the elements in the list are plain strings. Existing entities are best for a simple, unordered list of existing things in your data. ListItem is used with ordered lists when you want to provide additional context about the element in that list or when the same item might be in different places in different lists.

Note: The order of elements in your mark-up is not sufficient for indicating the order or elements. Use ListItem with a 'position' property in such cases.

itemReviewed AggregateRating  or
Review 		The item that is being reviewed/rated.
mainEntity CreativeWork Indicates the primary entity described in some page or other CreativeWork.
inverse property: mainEntityOfPage.
mentions CreativeWork Indicates that the CreativeWork contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept.
object Action 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 doesn't). e.g. John read a book.
quest Game  or
VideoGameSeries 		The task that a player-controlled character, or group of characters may complete in order to gain a reward.
replacee ReplaceAction A sub property of object. The object that is being replaced.
replacer ReplaceAction A sub property of object. The object that replaces.
requiredCollateral LoanOrCredit Assets required to secure loan or credit repayments. It may take form of third party pledge, goods, financial instruments (cash, securities, etc.)
reservationFor Reservation The thing -- flight, event, restaurant,etc. being reserved.
result Action The result produced in the action. e.g. John wrote a book.
serviceOutput Service The tangible thing generated by the service, e.g. a passport, permit, etc. Supersedes produces.
targetCollection UpdateAction A sub property of object. The collection target of the action. Supersedes collection.

More specific Types

More specific Types available in extensions

Schema Version 3.2