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Use when applies to any page embedding or hosting video content (YouTube, Vimeo, self-hosted). Use when adding video content to a site or auditing structured data coverage.

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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.

Explain

Explain how VideoObject schema enables video-specific rich results, which properties are required vs. recommended by Google, and the difference between contentUrl (direct file) and embedUrl (embed iframe URL).

Code Review

Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Add VideoObject schema to video pages. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.

For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/video