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# JSON-LD

> JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) is Google's recommended format for embedding structured data in web pages.

*Technical implementation* · *Structured Data*

## Definition

JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) is Google's recommended format for embedding structured data in web pages. It is placed in a script tag in the page's HTML and describes the page's content — entity type, attributes, relationships — in a machine-readable format that does not require modifying the visible page content.

## Why It Matters for AI Search

JSON-LD is the most direct way to tell AI crawlers exactly what a page is about. Where natural language requires interpretation, JSON-LD is declarative — it states facts about entities in a format designed for machine consumption. Organization schema, Person schema, FAQ schema, and Article schema implemented via JSON-LD give AI systems a structured foundation to build their representation of a brand from.

## Related Terms

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Schema markup" href="/ai-search-glossary/schema-markup" />

  <Card title="Structured data" href="/ai-search-glossary/structured-data" />

  <Card title="Organization schema" href="/ai-search-glossary/organization-schema" />

  <Card title="sameAs array" href="/ai-search-glossary/sameas-array" />

  <Card title="Entity record" href="/ai-search-glossary/entity-record" />
</CardGroup>

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