schema
Structured data
Schema.org markup (typically JSON-LD) that gives engines machine-readable context about page content.
Definition
Structured data is markup that adds machine-readable semantic context to your HTML. It's typically expressed as JSON-LD in a script tag. Schema.org is the dominant vocabulary. Consumed by Google for Rich Results, by AI Overview for answer extraction, and by AI engines like Perplexity for citation grounding.
Example
<script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Best CRM 2026","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jane Doe"}}</script>How to optimize
Pick the right @type (Article / Product / FAQPage / HowTo / Service). Validate at validator.schema.org. Use VectorCite's verifier at /verify to confirm parsed correctly post-deploy.