Class

    Inform Action

    The act of notifying someone of information pertinent to them, with no expectation of a response.
    Equivalent Classes
    schema:InformAction
    More specific Types
    ConfirmActionRsvpAction
    1. Thing
    2. Action
    3. InteractAction
    4. CommunicateAction
    5. InformAction
    Properties from InformAction
    PropertyExpected Typedescription
    event
    Event
    Upcoming or past event associated with this place, organization, or action.
    Properties from CommunicateAction
    PropertyExpected Typedescription
    about
    Thing
    The subject matter of the content.
    inLanguage
    Text
    Language
    The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage.
    language
    Language
    A sub property of instrument. The language used on this action.
    recipient
    OrganizationContactPointPersonAudience
    A sub property of participant. The participant who is at the receiving end of the action.
    Properties from Action
    PropertyExpected Typedescription
    actionStatus
    ActionStatusType
    Indicates the current disposition of the Action.
    agent
    OrganizationPerson
    The direct performer or driver of the action (animate or inanimate). E.g. John wrote a book.
    endTime
    DateTime
    Time
    The endTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to end. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was performed. E.g. John wrote a book from January to December. For media, including audio and video, it's the time offset of the end of a clip within a larger file.\n\nNote that Event uses startDate/endDate instead of startTime/endTime, even when describing dates with times. This situation may be clarified in future revisions.
    error
    Thing
    For failed actions, more information on the cause of the failure.
    instrument
    Thing
    The object that helped the agent perform the action. E.g. John wrote a book with a pen.
    location
    Place
    Text
    VirtualLocationPostalAddress
    The location of, for example, where an event is happening, where an organization is located, or where an action takes place.
    object
    Thing
    The object upon which the action is carried out, whose state is kept intact or changed. Also known as the semantic roles patient, affected or undergoer (which change their state) or theme (which doesn't). E.g. John read a book.
    participant
    OrganizationPerson
    Other co-agents that participated in the action indirectly. E.g. John wrote a book with Steve.
    playActivity
    PlayActivity
    provider
    OrganizationPerson
    The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller.
    result
    Thing
    The result produced in the action. E.g. John wrote a book.
    startTime
    Time
    DateTime
    The startTime of something. For a reserved event or service (e.g. FoodEstablishmentReservation), the time that it is expected to start. For actions that span a period of time, when the action was performed. E.g. John wrote a book from January to December. For media, including audio and video, it's the time offset of the start of a clip within a larger file.\n\nNote that Event uses startDate/endDate instead of startTime/endTime, even when describing dates with times. This situation may be clarified in future revisions.
    target
    URL
    EntryPoint
    Indicates a target EntryPoint, or url, for an Action.
    Properties from Thing
    PropertyExpected Typedescription
    additionalType
    URL
    An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
    alternateName
    Text
    An alias for the item.
    description
    Text
    A description of the item.
    disambiguatingDescription
    Text
    A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
    identifier
    PropertyValue
    URL
    Text
    The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc.
    image
    URL
    ImageObject
    An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
    instanceOf
    Enumeration
    Type to which this subject belongs. Use for membership in a value set (Enumeration), not inheritance. Example: K2 instanceOf mountain; volcano subClassOf mountain.
    mainEntityOfPage
    URL
    CreativeWork
    Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
    name
    Text
    The name of the item.
    potentialAction
    Action
    Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
    sameAs
    URL
    URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
    subjectOf
    EventCreativeWork
    A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
    url
    URL
    URL of the item.