Organization of Schemas

The schemas are a set of 'types', each associated with a set of properties. The types are arranged in a hierarchy.
The core vocabulary currently consists of 585 Types, 853 Properties, and 114 Enumeration values.

Browse the full hierarchy:
Or you can jump directly to a commonly used type:
See also the releases page for recent updates and project history.

We also have a small set of primitive data types for numbers, text, etc. More details about the data model, etc. are available here.

Extensions

As schema.org has grown, we have developed mechanisms for community extension as a way of adding more detailed descriptive vocabulary that builds on the schema.org core.

Hosted extensions are managed and published as part of the schema.org project, with their design often led by one of more dedicated community groups.

External extensions live elsewhere in the Web, typically managed by other organizations with their own processes and collaboration mechanisms. Please consult external documentation for full details of their vocabulary, versioning system and release history.

Hosted Extensions

Specialized terms from hosted extensions can be used alongside core schema.org terms like Event and Person. For example in the auto extension there is a property for emissionsCO2, and in the bibliographic extension we have a property publisherImprint.

Using the extension mechanism the core vocabulary is extended by the following hosted extensions:

Note: the 'pending' and 'meta' hosted extensions are part of schema.org's schema development process.

We use the 'pending' extension as a staging area for new schema.org terms that are under discussion and review. Implementors and publishers are cautioned that terms in the pending extension may lack consensus and that terminology and definitions could still change significantly after community and steering group review. Consumers of schema.org data who encourage use of such terms are strongly encouraged to update implementations and documentation to track any evolving changes, and to share early implementation feedback with the wider community.

The 'meta' extension is primarily for vocabulary used internally within schema.org to support technical definitions and schema.org site functionality. These terms are not intended for general usage in the public Web.

Attic (attic.schema.org) is a special extension area where terms are archived when deprecated from the core and other extensions, or removed from pending as not accepted into the full vocabulary. References to terms in the attic area are not normally displayed unless accessed via the term identifier or via the attic.schema.org home page. Implementors and data publishers are cautioned not to use terms in the attic area.

Unlike other core and extension terms, these extensions may be updated at any time without the need for a full release.

External Extensions

The schema.org steering group does not officially approve external extensions - they are fully independent. We list here some notable extensions that extend schema.org in interesting and useful ways.