sameAs
A schema property linking an entity to its profiles elsewhere.
What sameAs does not show
Its value is entirely in whether the target links back; without that it is a claim about yourself.
Where sameAs comes up on this site
- What is entity SEO? What machines must resolve to cite youFailure 2: identity claims that are not true sameAs asserts identity: this thing is the same as the thing at that URL , and structured data is read literally.
- How to find websites using your brand name, and prove you were firstPublish a short factual notice and add disambiguatingDescription and honest sameAs links to your Organization structured data.
- JSON-LD @id errors: what breaks and how to fix itA node with @id https://example.com/#organization can be referenced from every other page on the site, from a Wikidata entry and from another site's sameAs , and all of those references resolve to the same subject.
- NAP consistency: how to check your name, address and phoneYour page name, address, phone, point Search directories by the phone number found: compare name, check sameAs no match: retry the other format refused: unchecked, not absent Two passes: what your page declares, then what each directory reached by your…
- LocalBusiness schema for service-area businesses: exampleLocalBusiness node @type (specific subtype) @id …/#business name · telephone address (PostalAddress) geo (latitude, longitude) areaServed openingHoursSpecification url · sameAs · image Name drift: name or phone differs from listings No coordinates: an…
Terms this definition uses
Definitions that name sameAs
knowsAbout · unreciprocated profile · reciprocated sameAs · Wikidata · agentic knowledge graph · DefinedTerm · Person schema
Related terms in Entities and schema
Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
invented value · signed business record · listing audit · listing supplier · fix receipt · structured data · JSON-LD · stable @id · entity collision · reciprocated sameAs · knowledge graph · entity resolution · entity disambiguation · Wikidata · NAP · local citation · Organization schema · LocalBusiness · FAQPage · structured data validation · @context · agentic knowledge graph · microformats (h-card) · RDF · triple · dangling @id · RDFa and Microdata · founder edge · foundingDate · knowsAbout · unreciprocated profile · entity graph · DefinedTerm · Person schema · named entity recognition · NAP consistency · NAP schema · name drift · geocoding · rival roots · speakable · FAQPage schema · OpeningHoursSpecification · service area
Questions about sameAs
What is sameAs?
A schema property linking an entity to its profiles elsewhere.
What does sameAs not show or guarantee?
Its value is entirely in whether the target links back; without that it is a claim about yourself.
Which area of the glossary does sameAs belong to?
Entities and schema: Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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