# sameAs

Category: [Structured Data & SERP Features](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/category/structured-data-serp-features/) › [Basics & formats](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/category/structured-data-serp-features/basics-formats/) · Also known as: sameAs property

**sameAs** is a schema.org property that points to a URL of a reference web page that unambiguously identifies an item. schema.org gives the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry or official website as examples.

## Where is it used?

The property is defined on `Thing`, so every schema.org type inherits it. In SEO it is most common on `Organization` and `Person` markup, where it links the entity to its profiles and reference pages. Google lists `sameAs` among the recommended properties for Organization structured data.

Whether `sameAs` changes how Google builds knowledge panels is not stated in Google's documentation. Claims about that effect come from secondary sources, so the property is best treated as a way to state identity explicitly.

## Example

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "Example Corp",
  "url": "https://example.com/",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/example"
  ]
}
</script>
```

*Diagram: Entities and relationships.* A knowledge graph describes entities such as people, places, organizations and things and connects them through named relationships. sameAs points to pages that unambiguously identify an entity. Google generates knowledge panels automatically. Fictional example; how Google stores entities internally is not public.

## Related terms

- [Organization schema](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/organization-schema/index.md)
- [Schema.org](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/schema-org/index.md)
- [JSON-LD](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/json-ld/index.md)
- [Knowledge Graph](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/knowledge-graph/index.md)
- [Knowledge panel](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/knowledge-panel/index.md)
- [Entity](https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/entity/index.md)

## Sources

- [sameAs – schema.org](https://schema.org/sameAs)
- [Organization structured data – Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/organization)

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Last updated: October 8, 2026
URL: https://seo-geo-glossary.com/en/glossary/sameas/