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Brand & Performance Marketing

Schema Markup (Structured Data)

Code that helps search engines and AI understand page content.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

Schema markup, or structured data, is code added to web pages that helps search engines and AI systems understand page content. It uses a standard vocabulary from Schema.org to label details such as products, reviews, events, or FAQs. It can make pages eligible for rich results and improves how content is interpreted.