


Thing > Intangible > Rating > EndorsementRating

An EndorsementRating is a rating that expresses some level of endorsement, for example inclusion in a "critic's pick" blog, a "Like" or "+1" on a social network. It can be considered the result of an EndorseAction in which the object of the action is rated positively by some agent. As is common elsewhere in, it is sometimes more useful to describe the results of such an action without explicitly describing the Action.

An EndorsementRating may be part of a numeric scale or organized system, but this is not required: having an explicit type for indicating a positive, endorsement rating is particularly useful in the absence of numeric scales as it helps consumers understand that the rating is broadly positive.
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from Rating
author Organization  or
bestRating Number  or
The highest value allowed in this rating system. If bestRating is omitted, 5 is assumed.
ratingExplanation Text A short explanation (e.g. one to two sentences) providing background context and other information that led to the conclusion expressed in the rating. This is particularly applicable to ratings associated with "fact check" markup using ClaimReview.
ratingValue Number  or
The rating for the content.

Usage guidelines:

  • Use values from 0123456789 (Unicode 'DIGIT ZERO' (U+0030) to 'DIGIT NINE' (U+0039)) rather than superficially similiar Unicode symbols.
  • Use '.' (Unicode 'FULL STOP' (U+002E)) rather than ',' to indicate a decimal point. Avoid using these symbols as a readability separator.
reviewAspect Text This Review or Rating is relevant to this part or facet of the itemReviewed.
worstRating Number  or
The lowest value allowed in this rating system. If worstRating is omitted, 1 is assumed.
Properties from Thing
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text A description of the item.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
image ImageObject  or
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
Inverse property: mainEntity.
name Text The name of the item.
subjectOf CreativeWork  or
A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
Inverse property: about.
url URL URL of the item.