Google Structured Data Beta Support For Tabular Dataset

Jul 16, 2018 - 8:00 am 1 by

Google Structure

Aaron Bradley who follows the schema, structured data, markup world closer than anyone else I know spotted an update to some Google documentation and posted about it on Google+. In short, Google added beta support for tabular datasets using schema.

You can see the section over here and it currently reads "Beta: This approach is currently in beta and therefore subject to change."

A tabular dataset is one organized primarily in terms of a grid of rows and columns. For pages that embed tabular datasets, you can also create more explicit markup, building on the basic approach described above. At this time we understand a variation of CSVW ("CSV on the Web", see W3C), provided in parallel to user-oriented tabular content on the HTML page.

Here is an example showing a small table encoded in CSVW JSON-LD format. There are some known errors in SDTT.

Aaron added:

Interestingly, while the main datatype here is https://schema.org/Dataset, the JSON-LD @context is an array that also includes the CSVW Namespace (http://bit.ly/2NcRt9X), used to declare csvw:Table as the type for the schema.org/mainEntity property, and to provide the properties for the table itself.

I doubt it is worth trying this, I mean - it is super beta. If you are bored, let us know how it goes.

Forum discussion at Google+.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Google Search Volatility

More Details

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 2026

Jul 14, 2026 - 10:00 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Expands Alcohol, Gambling & Games Policy

Jul 14, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Asks For Justification When Requesting Removal Of Access

Jul 14, 2026 - 7:41 am
ChatGPT

OpenAI Crawlers Can Update Its User Agent String

Jul 14, 2026 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google Merchant Center AI Performance Insights For AI Mode & AI Overviews

Jul 14, 2026 - 7:12 am
ChatGPT Ads

ChatGPT Ads Manager Gains Attributed Sales Value & Sales ROAS & Products

Jul 14, 2026 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Google My Business Agency Dashboard Can Now Sync With AdWords