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Schema piece - Question

Describes a Question. Most commonly used in FAQPage or QAPage content.

Triggers

Should be added as top-level nodes in the graph, when the content of a page contains an FAQ block.

Required properties

A valid Question must have the following properties.

  • @type: Question.
  • @id: The site's home URL appended by #/schema/Question/{{ID}}, where {{ID}} is a unique identifier.
  • name: The text content of the question.
  • acceptedAnswer: An Answer object, with a text property which contains the answer to the question.

Failure scenarios

If any of the required fields of the Question are missing or invalid, the node should not be output.

If a node is not output, any entities which would otherwise have declared a relationship with it should remove those references.

Optional properties

The following should be added whenever available and valid:

  • inLanguage: The language code for the question; e.g., en-GB.

Examples

Minimum criteria

{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "Question",
"@id": "https://www.example.com/#/schema/Question/abc123",
"name": "What is the return policy?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Most unopened items in new condition and returned within 90 days will receive a refund or exchange. Some items have a modified return policy noted on the receipt or packing slip. Items that are opened or damaged or do not have a receipt may be denied a refund or exchange. Items purchased online or in-store may be returned to any store. Online purchases may be returned via a major parcel carrier."
}
}
]
}