Add VideoObject schema to video pages

Pages with valid VideoObject schema are eligible for video-specific rich results and carousels in Google Search — a visibility advantage that pages without schema cannot access.

Quick Reference

• Add VideoObject JSON-LD schema to every page with embedded video content
• Required properties: name, description, thumbnailUrl, uploadDate
• Recommended: contentUrl (direct video file) or embedUrl (iframe embed URL)
• Valid VideoObject schema can earn video carousels and rich results in Google Search and Google Discover

Check

Find pages with embedded <video> elements, YouTube iframes, or Vimeo players. Check for a <script type='application/ld+json'> block containing "@type": "VideoObject". Verify required properties are present: name, description, thumbnailUrl, uploadDate. Run through Google's Rich Results Test.

Fix

Add a VideoObject JSON-LD block to each page with video. Populate name (video title), description (video description), thumbnailUrl (absolute URL to thumbnail image), uploadDate (ISO 8601 format), and either contentUrl or embedUrl. Validate with the Rich Results Test.