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Browse every schema.org type: what it inherits from, what inherits from it, and every property it accepts.

Built from schema.org's own machine-readable release -- 939 types and 1538 properties, version 30.1 -- and served from a committed copy, so it works whether or not schema.org is reachable. Each property is shown with the type it was declared on, which is the part that is hard to see on the official hierarchy page.

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Browses the schema.org type hierarchy from a committed copy of schema.org's own machine-readable release: supertypes, subtypes, and the properties a type accepts including everything it inherits.

Rules reviewed:
Nov 15, 2026

SEOTechTests methodology: Serves schema.org's type hierarchy from a copy of its own machine-readable release that is generated by a script in this repository and committed, so the page never depends on schema.org being reachable. Supertypes are flattened breadth-first, and the property list for a type is everything declared on it plus everything inherited.

Standards and vendor-documented behavior can change. This reflects the source as last reviewed above, not a permanent guarantee.

Organization

An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.

schema.org/Organization91 properties20 subtypes

Inheritance

Thing→Organization

Subtypes (20)

AirlineConsortiumCooperativeCorporationEducationalOrganizationFundingSchemeGovernmentOrganizationLibrarySystemLocalBusinessMedicalOrganizationNGONewsMediaOrganizationOnlineBusinessPerformingGroupPoliticalPartyProjectResearchOrganizationSearchRescueOrganizationSportsOrganizationWorkersUnion

Properties declared on Organization (78)

acceptedPaymentMethodLoanOrCredit, PaymentMethod, TextThe payment method(s) that are accepted in general by an organization, or for some specific demand or offer.
actionableFeedbackPolicyCreativeWork, URLFor a NewsMediaOrganization or other news-related Organization, a statement about public engagement activities (for news media, the newsroom’s), including involving the public -...
addressPostalAddress, TextPhysical address of the item.
agentInteractionStatisticInteractionCounterThe number of completed interactions for this entity, in a particular role (the 'agent'), in a particular action (indicated in the statistic), and in a particular context (i.e.
aggregateRatingAggregateRatingThe overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
alumniPersonAlumni of an organization.
areaServedAdministrativeArea, GeoShape, Place, TextThe geographic area where a service or offered item is provided.
authorizedRepresentativeOrganization, PersonAn organization or person officially appointed to act on behalf of the manufacturer in a specific region or context.
awardTextAn award won by or for this item.
awardsTextAwards won by or for this item.
brandBrand, OrganizationThe brand(s) associated with a product or service, or the brand(s) maintained by an organization or business person.
companyRegistrationCertificationThe official registration information of a business including the organization that issued it such as Company House or Chamber of Commerce in form of a Certification.
contactPointContactPointA contact point for a person or organization.
contactPointsContactPointA contact point for a person or organization.
correctionsPolicyCreativeWork, URLFor an Organization (e.g.
departmentOrganizationA relationship between an organization and a department of that organization, also described as an organization (allowing different urls, logos, opening hours).
dissolutionDateDateThe date that this organization was dissolved.
diversityPolicyCreativeWork, URLStatement on diversity policy by an Organization e.g.
diversityStaffingReportArticle, URLFor an Organization (often but not necessarily a NewsMediaOrganization), a report on staffing diversity issues.
dunsTextThe Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number for identifying an organization or business person.
emailTextEmail address.
employeePersonSomeone working for this organization.
employeesPersonPeople working for this organization.
ethicsPolicyCreativeWork, URLStatement about ethics policy, e.g.
eventEventUpcoming or past event associated with this place, organization, or action.
eventsEventUpcoming or past events associated with this place or organization.
faxNumberTextThe fax number.
founderOrganization, PersonA person or organization who founded this organization.
foundersPersonA person who founded this organization.
foundingDateDateThe date that this organization was founded.
foundingLocationPlaceThe place where the Organization was founded.
funderOrganization, PersonA person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.
fundingGrantA Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item.
globalLocationNumberTextThe Global Location Number (GLN, sometimes also referred to as International Location Number or ILN) of the respective organization, person, or place.
hasCertificationCertificationCertification information about a product, organization, service, place, or person.
hasCredentialCredentialA credential awarded to the Person or Organization.
hasGS1DigitalLinkURLThe GS1 digital link associated with the object.
hasMemberProgramMemberProgramMemberProgram offered by an Organization, for example an eCommerce merchant or an airline.
hasMerchantReturnPolicyMerchantReturnPolicySpecifies a MerchantReturnPolicy that may be applicable.
hasOfferCatalogOfferCatalogIndicates an OfferCatalog listing for this Organization, Person, or Service.
hasPOSPlacePoints-of-Sales operated by the organization or person.
hasProductReturnPolicyProductReturnPolicyIndicates a ProductReturnPolicy that may be applicable.
hasShippingServiceShippingServiceSpecification of a shipping service offered by the organization.
interactionStatisticInteractionCounterThe number of interactions for the CreativeWork using the WebSite or SoftwareApplication.
isicV4TextThe International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 code for a particular organization, business person, or place.
iso6523CodeTextAn organization identifier as defined in ISO 6523(-1).
keywordsDefinedTerm, Text, URLKeywords or tags used to describe some item.
knowsAboutText, Thing, URLOf a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a topic that is known about - suggesting possible expertise but not implying it.
knowsLanguageLanguage, TextOf a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a known language.
legalAddressPostalAddressThe legal address of an organization which acts as the officially registered address used for legal and tax purposes.
legalNameTextThe official name of the organization, e.g.
legalRepresentativePersonOne or multiple persons who represent this organization legally such as CEO or sole administrator.
leiCodeTextAn organization identifier that uniquely identifies a legal entity as defined in ISO 17442.
locationPlace, PostalAddress, Text, VirtualLocationThe location of, for example, where an event is happening, where an organization is located, or where an action takes place.
logoImageObject, URLAn associated logo.
makesOfferOfferA pointer to products or services offered by the organization or person.
memberOrganization, PersonA member of an Organization or a ProgramMembership.
memberOfMemberProgramTier, Organization, ProgramMembershipAn Organization (or ProgramMembership) to which this Person or Organization belongs.
membersOrganization, PersonA member of this organization.
naicsTextThe North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for a particular organization or business person.
nonprofitStatusNonprofitTypenonprofitStatus indicates the legal status of a non-profit organization in its primary place of business.
numberOfEmployeesQuantitativeValueThe number of employees in an organization, e.g.
ownershipFundingInfoAboutPage, CreativeWork, Text, URLFor an Organization (often but not necessarily a NewsMediaOrganization), a description of organizational ownership structure; funding and grants.
ownsThingThings owned by the organization or person.
parentOrganizationOrganizationThe larger organization that this organization is a subOrganization of, if any.
publishingPrinciplesCreativeWork, URLThe publishingPrinciples property indicates (typically via URL) a document describing the editorial principles of an Organization (or individual, e.g.
reviewReviewA review of the item.
reviewsReviewReview of the item.
seeksDemandA pointer to products or services sought by the organization or person (demand).
serviceAreaAdministrativeArea, GeoShape, PlaceThe geographic area where the service is provided.
skillsDefinedTerm, TextA statement of knowledge, skill, ability, task or any other assertion expressing a competency that is either claimed by a person, an organization or desired or required to fulfi...
sloganTextA slogan or motto associated with the item.
sponsorOrganization, PersonA person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution.
subOrganizationOrganizationA relationship between two organizations where the first includes the second, e.g., as a subsidiary.
taxIDTextThe Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization or person, e.g.
telephoneTextThe telephone number.
unnamedSourcesPolicyCreativeWork, URLFor an Organization (typically a NewsMediaOrganization), a statement about policy on use of unnamed sources and the decision process required.
vatIDTextThe value-added Tax ID of the organization or person with national prefix (for example IT123456789).

Inherited properties (13)

additionalTypefrom ThingText, URLAn additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax.
alternateNamefrom ThingTextAn alias for the item.
descriptionfrom ThingText, TextObjectA description of the item.
disambiguatingDescriptionfrom ThingTextA sub property of description.
identifierfrom ThingPropertyValue, Text, URLThe identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc.
imagefrom ThingImageObject, URLAn image of the item.
mainEntityOfPagefrom ThingCreativeWork, URLIndicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described.
namefrom ThingTextThe name of the item.
ownerfrom ThingOrganization, PersonA person or organization who owns this Thing.
potentialActionfrom ThingActionIndicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAsfrom ThingURLURL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity.
subjectOffrom ThingCreativeWork, EventA CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
urlfrom ThingURLURL of the item.

FAQ

Where does this hierarchy come from?

From schema.org's published machine-readable vocabulary, condensed to the type and property relations and committed to this site. The release version it was built from is shown with the results.[1, 2]

Why does a type list properties it does not declare?

Because it inherits them. Every type ultimately descends from Thing, so name, url, description and image are available everywhere without being declared on each type.[1]

What do pending and attic mean next to a type?

schema.org keeps proposed terms in a pending area before they join the core vocabulary, and moves retired ones to an attic so old markup still resolves. A term in either is real, but not part of the core vocabulary.[1]