Schema Markup for AI

Structured data that helps AI systems understand content context, relationships, and meaning.

Technical
Updated December 20, 2025

Definition

Schema Markup for AI refers to the use of structured data (typically JSON-LD format) to help AI systems better understand content context, relationships, entities, and meaning. While schema markup has long been used for traditional SEO, its importance for AI visibility is growing.

Schema markup provides explicit signals about content type (article, product, FAQ, etc.), entities mentioned (people, organizations, places), relationships between content elements, author credentials and expertise, and content freshness and accuracy. This structured information helps AI systems accurately interpret and cite content.

For GEO, schema markup is particularly valuable for FAQ schema (helps AI identify question-answer pairs), Article schema (signals content type and authorship), Organization schema (establishes brand identity), Person schema (demonstrates author expertise), and Product schema (enables accurate product information in AI responses).

Implementing comprehensive schema markup is a technical GEO best practice. It removes ambiguity about content meaning and increases the likelihood of accurate AI representation and citation.

Key Factors

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Schema type selection
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Accurate implementation
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Entity markup
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Author credentials
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Content type signals

Real-World Examples

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    A blog implementing Article and Author schema to signal expertise and content quality to AI systems

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    An e-commerce site using Product schema to ensure accurate AI recommendations

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    A FAQ page with structured FAQ schema to optimize for AI answer extraction

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Also Known As

Structured Data
JSON-LD
Rich Snippets for AI

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