SearchAction
The schema.org action, placed under a WebSite's potentialAction, that declares the site's search URL template with a placeholder for the query. CrawlCheck reads it as one of the ways an agent can find a site's own search when its task canaries search a catalogue.
What SearchAction does not show
It is a declaration in structured data; it does not guarantee a search engine shows a search box or that the URL answers.
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The RDF and JSON-LD machinery behind structured data, and the schema.org types a business page actually needs.
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Questions about SearchAction
What is SearchAction?
The schema.org action, placed under a WebSite's potentialAction, that declares the site's search URL template with a placeholder for the query. CrawlCheck reads it as one of the ways an agent can find a site's own search when its task canaries search a catalogue.
What does SearchAction not show or guarantee?
It is a declaration in structured data; it does not guarantee a search engine shows a search box or that the URL answers.
Which area of the glossary does SearchAction belong to?
Linked data and entities: The RDF and JSON-LD machinery behind structured data, and the schema.org types a business page actually needs.
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