Article Schema Generator

How do I generate Article schema (Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD) for a blog post or news article?

Open AnyTool’s Article Schema Generator, choose the type (Article, NewsArticle or BlogPosting), then fill in the headline, author (Person or Organization, with an optional URL), publisher and logo, the publish and last-modified dates, one or more image URLs, a description, the article section, the canonical URL and keywords. It instantly builds a valid schema.org Article object, converts your dates to ISO 8601, omits any empty fields and wraps everything in a <script type="application/ld+json">…</script> block you can paste into your page. A live validation panel flags a missing headline, image, publish date or author, an over-long (>110-character) headline, non-ISO or modified-before-published dates, relative image or logo URLs and a missing publisher logo. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Google lists no strictly-required properties, but headline, image, datePublished and author are strongly recommended; article rich features and Top Stories lean toward news and recognized publishers, so test in the Rich Results Test.

Builds valid Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD with headline, image, dates, author and publisher
Converts publish and modified dates to ISO 8601 and omits any empty fields
Outputs a copy-ready <script type="application/ld+json"> block plus the bare JSON
Live validation: missing headline / image / date / author, long headline, bad dates, relative URLs, missing logo
100% client-side — your article fields never leave the browser; honest note on rich-result eligibility

What is

Article Schema (Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting structured data)

Article schema is schema.org Article structured data — usually written as JSON-LD — that describes an article-style page using one of three types: Article (generic), NewsArticle (news) or BlogPosting (blog). It carries the headline, one or more image URLs, datePublished and dateModified in ISO 8601, an author (Person or Organization), a publisher (Organization with a logo), the canonical URL (mainEntityOfPage), a description, the article section and keywords. Google lists no strictly-required properties but strongly recommends headline, image, datePublished and author; the markup must match the visible article and can support article rich features and Top Stories.

SEO & Web

Related terms

JSON-LDStructured dataNewsArticleBlogPostingRich resultsschema.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Google’s Article documentation says there are no required properties — you add the ones that apply to your content. In practice, headline, image, datePublished and author are strongly recommended: without an image the page cannot qualify for Top Stories or Discover, and Google uses the author, headline and dates for attribution and freshness. dateModified, publisher (with a logo), description, articleSection and keywords are also recommended. This tool treats a missing headline, image, publish date or author as an error so you don’t ship empty markup.

Google lists no strictly-required Article properties, but headline, image, datePublished and author are strongly recommended and effectively needed for any article rich feature.

Article is the generic type for any article-style page; NewsArticle is the more specific type for news stories and is what Top Stories looks for (it needs a publisher with a logo); BlogPosting is for blog posts and personal articles. They share the same recommended properties — headline, image, datePublished, dateModified, author and publisher — so you can pick whichever best describes your content. The Article Schema Generator lets you switch between all three and updates the @type accordingly.

They are three schema.org types for the same kind of markup: Article is generic, NewsArticle is for news stories (and Top Stories), and BlogPosting is for blog posts. The properties are the same.

Article structured data requires dates in ISO 8601 format, such as 2025-01-26T12:00:00+00:00 (a date with time and timezone) or a plain 2025-01-26 date. The Article Schema Generator lets you pick the dates and converts them to valid ISO 8601 for you, and it warns if the last-modified date is earlier than the publish date. The dates in the markup should match the dates shown to readers on the page.

datePublished and dateModified must be in ISO 8601 — for example 2025-01-26 or 2025-01-26T12:00:00+00:00. This tool converts your dates automatically.

Article structured data helps Google and AI answer engines understand your article — the headline, author, dates and publisher — and can support article rich features, Top Stories and Discover. However, those visible features lean heavily toward news sites and recognized publishers, so an ordinary blog often produces perfectly valid markup without any visible rich result. The markup is still worthwhile for understanding and attribution. The markup must match the visible article and use ISO 8601 dates; always test in Google’s Rich Results Test before relying on it.

Not necessarily. The markup is valid and helps search and AI engines, but visible article rich features and Top Stories lean toward news and recognized publishers, so a normal blog may get no visible snippet.

Generate valid schema.org Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD from your article’s headline, author, publisher, dates, image URL(s) and more — with ISO 8601 date conversion, a copy-ready <script> block, a bare-JSON view and live validation — entirely in your browser.

Features

Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting with headline, image array, dates, author and publisher
Publish and modified dates converted to ISO 8601; empty fields omitted automatically
Copy-ready <script type="application/ld+json"> block plus the raw JSON
Validation: missing headline / image / date / author, long headline, bad dates, relative URLs, missing logo
100% client-side — content never uploaded; honest note that rich features lean toward news publishers

PriceFree

CategorySEO & Web

PlatformAll (browser-based)

PrivacyHeadline, author, dates and URLs are processed locally and never uploaded

Input: No upload — type the headline, author, dates, image URL(s) and other fields

Output: Copy the <script type="application/ld+json"> block, Copy the bare Article JSON

Detailed Explanation

How It Works

What the Article Schema Generator Produces

The Article Schema Generator turns an article’s details into a valid schema.org Article object expressed as JSON-LD, using one of three types — Article (generic), NewsArticle (news) or BlogPosting (blog) — and wraps it in the <script type="application/ld+json">…</script> block ready to paste into a page. The object follows the documented shape: @context https://schema.org, the chosen @type, a headline, an image array of one or more URLs, datePublished and dateModified (converted to ISO 8601), an author (Person or Organization with an optional url), a publisher (Organization with an ImageObject logo), mainEntityOfPage (the canonical URL), a description, an articleSection and keywords. Empty fields are omitted entirely, so the JSON only carries properties you supplied. Both the wrapped script block and the bare JSON can be copied with one click, and the output updates live as you type.

Outputs valid Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD with headline, image array, dates, author and publisher
Publish and modified dates are converted to ISO 8601 automatically
Empty fields are omitted; the </script> sequence is safely escaped
Wraps the JSON in a copy-ready <script type="application/ld+json"> block, and offers the raw JSON
All generation is pure client-side JavaScript — no server call, no CDN, no upload

Methodology

How It Validates the Article Markup

A pure engine (schemaEngine.ts) normalizes each field and runs a validation pass before and after building the schema. Google lists no strictly-required Article properties, but headline, image, datePublished and author are strongly recommended and effectively required for any article rich feature — so the tool treats a missing one of those as an error. It also warns on an over-long (>110-character) headline, on dates that are not valid ISO 8601 or a last-modified date earlier than the publish date, on image and publisher-logo URLs that are not absolute https:// URLs, and on a missing publisher or publisher logo (a logo is needed for NewsArticle Top Stories eligibility). Findings are ordered errors → warnings → notes → confirmation, with image-specific findings pinned to the offending image, and a final confirmation reports valid Article structured data.

Treats a missing headline, image, publish date or author as an error
Warns on a >110-character headline and non-ISO or modified-before-published dates
Flags relative image and logo URLs and a missing publisher logo (needed for Top Stories)
Findings ordered errors → warnings → notes → confirmation, pinned to each image
The same engine is reused across AnyTool’s structured-data tools

Use Cases

When Article Markup Gets a Visible Rich Result

The tool is honest that valid Article markup does not guarantee a visible rich result. Article structured data helps Google and AI answer engines understand the headline, author, dates and publisher, and can support article rich features, Top Stories and Discover — but those visible features lean heavily toward news sites and recognized publishers, so an ordinary blog often produces perfectly valid markup with no visible snippet. The markup is still worthwhile for understanding and attribution. Three rules are stressed: the markup must match the visible article (same headline, dates and author — never mark up hidden or different content), dates must be ISO 8601, and the headline should be ≤ 110 characters with a high-resolution image (≥ 1200px wide, ideally in 16x9, 4x3 and 1x1 aspect ratios). Always test in Google’s Rich Results Test.

Valid markup helps understanding and attribution but does not guarantee a rich result
Article rich features and Top Stories lean toward news and recognized publishers
Markup must match the visible article and never describe hidden or different content
Dates must be ISO 8601; headline ≤ 110 characters; use a high-resolution image (≥ 1200px)
Multiple aspect ratios (16x9, 4x3, 1x1) recommended; test in the Rich Results Test

Article schema generation: in-browser (AnyTool) vs typical online generators
Capability	AnyTool	Typical online generators
Processing	Runs entirely in your browser	Often server-side
Your content	Never uploaded, works offline	Sometimes sent to a server
Types	Article, NewsArticle and BlogPosting	Often one type only
Dates	Converted to ISO 8601 automatically	Often manual / error-prone
Output	<script> block and bare JSON, both copy-ready	Usually one block only
Validation	Missing headline / image / date / author, long headline, bad dates, relative URLs, missing logo	Often none
Honesty about rich results	Clear that rich features lean toward news publishers	Often implies it always shows
Cost / signup	Free, no signup	Often gated or ad-heavy

AnyTool builds the Article JSON-LD locally and uploads nothing. Google lists no strictly-required properties, but headline, image, datePublished and author are strongly recommended; article rich features and Top Stories lean toward news and recognized publishers, the markup must match the visible article and use ISO 8601 dates, and it should be tested in the Rich Results Test. Comparison as of June 2026.

Cite This Page

Title: Article Schema Generator (build valid schema.org Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD from your article’s headline, author, publisher, dates and image URL(s), with ISO 8601 date conversion, a copy-ready <script> block, raw JSON and live validation — 100% client-side)
Author: AnyTool
Published: January 1, 2026
Modified: February 8, 2026
Section: SEO & Web
URL: https://www.anytool.tech/article-schema-generator

Formatted Citation

AnyTool. "Article Schema Generator (build valid schema.org Article / NewsArticle / BlogPosting JSON-LD from your article’s headline, author, publisher, dates and image URL(s), with ISO 8601 date conversion, a copy-ready <script> block, raw JSON and live validation — 100% client-side)." AnyTool, January 1, 2026. https://www.anytool.tech/article-schema-generator

A privacy-first, 100% client-side Article Schema Generator that turns an article’s details into valid schema.org Article structured data entirely in the browser, with no server call, no CDN and no upload, so the headline, author, dates and URLs entered are never sent anywhere and the tool works offline once cached. It builds the documented Article shape using one of three types — Article (generic), NewsArticle (news, eligible for Top Stories) or BlogPosting (blog) — as a JSON-LD object with @context https://schema.org, the chosen @type, a headline, an image array of one or more URLs, datePublished and dateModified converted to ISO 8601, an author (Person or Organization carrying a name and an optional url), a publisher (Organization with a name and an ImageObject logo), mainEntityOfPage (the canonical URL of the page), a description, an articleSection and keywords; empty fields are omitted entirely so the JSON only carries what was supplied, and the object is wrapped in the conventional <script type="application/ld+json">…</script> block ready to paste into a page’s <head> or near the end of its <body>, with both the wrapped script and the bare JSON available with one-click copy and the literal </script> sequence safely escaped so the JSON cannot break out of its host script element. The output updates live as fields are edited. A pure, reusable engine (schemaEngine.ts, shared with AnyTool’s other structured-data tools) normalizes each field and runs a validation pass that surfaces the real-world mistakes: because Google lists NO strictly-required Article properties but strongly recommends headline, image, datePublished and author, the tool treats a missing one of those four as an error; it also warns on an over-long (>110-character) headline, on dates that are not valid ISO 8601 or a last-modified date earlier than the publish date, on image and publisher-logo URLs that are not absolute https:// URLs, and on a missing publisher or publisher logo (a logo is needed for AMP/legacy NewsArticle Top Stories eligibility), with image-specific findings pinned to the offending image and a final confirmation of valid Article structured data. The tool is deliberately HONEST about what the markup will do: valid Article markup helps search and AI answer engines understand the headline, author, dates and publisher and can support article RICH FEATURES, TOP STORIES and Discover, but those visible features LEAN TOWARD NEWS and RECOGNIZED PUBLISHERS, so a normal blog may produce perfectly valid markup and still get NO visible rich result. Three conditions are stressed throughout: the markup must MATCH THE VISIBLE ARTICLE (the same headline, dates and author — never mark up hidden or different content), DATES MUST BE ISO 8601 (handled automatically), and the headline should be ≤ 110 characters with a HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGE (≥ 1200px wide, ideally in 16x9, 4x3 and 1x1 aspect ratios); the markup should be tested in Google’s Rich Results Test and the schema.org Markup Validator before being relied upon. It supports dark mode and mobile with a sticky copy bar, and adds no new dependency — all logic lives in a small pure client-side engine.