sameAs
Definition
sameAs is a Schema.org property listing official URLs that represent the same entity, such as social profiles or encyclopedia entries.
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Full definition
On Organization or Person markup, sameAs points to profiles that identify the same real-world entity—LinkedIn company page, Wikipedia, Wikidata, official social accounts, and similar authoritative homes. Links should be official and current, not arbitrary third-party directories.
sameAs helps machines merge mentions across the web into one entity node. Conflicting or outdated sameAs lists can confuse disambiguation.
Entity SEO and knowledge-panel work rely heavily on consistent sameAs graphs aligned with NAP and brand naming. See Organization Schema, Wikidata, and Entity Consistency.
Example
Organization JSON-LD includes "sameAs": ["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/example"] for the same brand.