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Audiobook

Audiobook dual-inherits from AudioObject and Book. Properties: readBy (Person — the narrator) and duration (Duration ISO 8601). Inherits isbn, bookFormat, author from Book and contentUrl / encodingFormat from AudioObject.

Full example of schema.org/Audiobook json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/Audiobook
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Audiobook",
  "name": "Pediatric Care in Post-War Denmark (2026 Audiobook Edition)",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Xoo" },
  "readBy": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mette Kristensen" },
  "duration": "PT8H42M",
  "isbn": "978-87-7999-0147-3",
  "inLanguage": "en"
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid Audiobook entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/Audiobook (minimal)
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Audiobook",
  "name": "Example audiobook",
  "readBy": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Narrator" },
  "duration": "PT6H"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

Audiobook is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). Audiobook becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common Audiobook mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

  1. 01

    duration as a string '8 hours'

    Wrong
    "duration": "8 hours"
    Right
    "duration": "PT8H" (ISO 8601)

    Duration must be ISO 8601; free text won't parse.

Schema properties in this example

AudiobookAudioObjectBookCreativeWorkauthorreadBydurationisbninLanguage

About the example data

The audiobook edition of Jane Xoo's 1945 paediatric reference, narrated by her grand-daughter.

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