Free tool

Free FAQ Schema Generator

Add your questions and answers, and this tool generates clean, valid FAQPage JSON-LD you can paste straight into your page. One honest note first: Google retired the FAQ rich result from Search on May 7, 2026, so this markup no longer adds the expandable Q&A block under your listing. It still helps AI systems and search engines parse your content as clear question and answer pairs.

Your questions and answers

Question 1
Your JSON-LD code

Fill in at least one question and answer: the code will appear here.

Schema.org compliant, testable in Google's Rich Results Test.

How Does This FAQ Schema Generator Work?

three steps, nothing more

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Add Your Questions and Answers

Type each question you want to mark up, followed by its answer, using the fields above. Add as many pairs as you need: there's no limit on how many questions you can include, and you can reorder, edit, or remove any pair before you're done. The tool works entirely in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to a server or stored anywhere until you choose to copy or download the result.

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Watch Your JSON-LD Generate Live

As you fill in each question and answer, the code preview below updates in real time, so you can see exactly what will end up on your page before you commit to anything. The generator formats every entry into a valid schema.org FAQPage object with the correct mainEntity and acceptedAnswer structure, so you don't need to write or debug any JSON-LD by hand.

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Copy the Code and Paste It Into Your Page

Once your questions and answers look right in the preview, copy the JSON-LD or download it as a ready-to-use script tag. Paste it inside the head section of the page the FAQ content actually appears on, not a shared template used across your whole site, since the markup should only describe content that's visibly present on that exact page. Then run the page through Google's Rich Results Test to confirm it validates.

What Is FAQ Schema (FAQPage JSON-LD)?

FAQ schema, technically called FAQPage, is a JSON-LD markup that tells a search engine or an AI system that a section of your page contains a list of questions with their direct answers. Each question becomes a Question object, and its answer becomes an acceptedAnswer nested inside it, all wrapped in a mainEntity array that search engines and AI crawlers can parse without having to guess where a question ends and an answer begins in your visible HTML. It's one of the schema.org types listed in Google's Search Central documentation, alongside Article, Product, and Breadcrumb.

In practice, this markup sits in a script tag with type application/ld+json, invisible to visitors, right next to the FAQ content they actually see and read on the page. Search engines read FAQPage schema to understand page structure, and AI systems built on large language models increasingly rely on these same clean, labeled question-and-answer pairs when they extract and cite an answer, since a question already separated from its answer is easier to quote correctly than a paragraph a model has to summarize on its own.

What Changed With FAQ Rich Results in 2026?

No, FAQ schema hasn't shown a rich result in Google Search since May 7, 2026. Google had already restricted the expandable FAQ block to government and health sites back in August 2023, but the May 2026 change removed the feature entirely, even for those remaining sites, without a dedicated blog announcement, just a note quietly added to Google's technical documentation, as Search Engine Journal reported at the time. Google also confirmed the FAQ rich results report and filter inside Search Console would be retired in June 2026, with API support for the same report following in August 2026.

So why add FAQ schema at all in 2026? Because FAQPage remains a schema.org type Google reads to understand what a page covers, and AI systems such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's own AI Overviews increasingly pull from structured data to build the citable answers they show, even without a visible rich result in classic Google Search. What used to be a shortcut to extra space in the results page is now mainly a way to structure your content for machines, human readers included, rather than a guaranteed visibility boost.

This matters more than it sounds, because a lot of FAQ schema out there was already being deployed without anyone checking whether it actually helped. An April 2026 audit of 5,000 sites found that 71% deploy at least one schema type, but only 22% pass Google's Rich Results Test cleanly across every type detected on the page. The same audit found that 18% of sites using FAQPage schema were already outside the government or health categories that remained eligible before the May 2026 removal, meaning a meaningful share of that markup was serving no visible purpose even before the change.

CriteriaWithout SchemaWith FAQPage Schema
Readable by a human visitorYesYes, the markup itself stays invisible on the page
Readable by an AI as a structured Q&A pairOnly if the model infers it from your proseYes, question and answer explicitly labeled
Google rich result in SearchNoNo, removed on May 7, 2026
Setup effortNone, just write the FAQA few minutes with a generator like this one

How Do I Add This Code to My Page?

Paste the JSON-LD code inside the head section of the exact page where your FAQ content is visible to readers, never a global header template shared across your whole site, since the markup should only ever describe content a visitor can actually see on that page. On WordPress, most SEO plugins add a custom code or header scripts field per page or post, and that's the safest place to drop it. On Shopify or Webflow, use the theme's custom code or embed block scoped to that single page, not the site-wide header settings.

If you're working on a custom-built site, in React, Next.js, or a similar framework, add the script tag directly in the page component's head section, or through whatever meta or head management your framework provides, so it only renders on that route. After you paste the code, re-run the page through Google's Rich Results Test: it will still confirm the markup is valid schema.org FAQPage, even though it won't produce a visible rich result in Search anymore, and a clean pass is still a useful signal that your structured data is correctly formed for the AI systems reading it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does FAQ schema still show a rich result in Google Search in 2026?

No. Google retired the FAQ rich result from Search on May 7, 2026, so adding this markup no longer produces the expandable question-and-answer block under your listing, not even for the government and health sites that had kept that privilege since Google's August 2023 restriction, as Search Engine Journal reported.

Is FAQPage still a valid schema type if it's not shown as a rich result anymore?

Yes. FAQPage remains a valid schema.org type that Google and other systems continue to read to understand your page, even though it no longer triggers a visible rich result. It's still useful for structuring content for AI systems that extract and cite question-and-answer pairs, just not for Google Search's own results page anymore.

What's the difference between FAQ schema and QAPage schema?

FAQPage is meant for a single, fixed set of questions and their official answers, written by the page owner, like the FAQ you'd write for a product or service. QAPage is meant for open, community-style Q&A pages where a question can have several user-submitted answers, such as a forum thread. Use FAQPage for the kind of content this tool generates.

How many questions should I include in my FAQ schema?

There's no fixed minimum or maximum, but each question should be one your visitors realistically ask, matched to an answer that's actually visible on the page. A handful of genuine, specific questions is more useful, to both readers and AI systems, than a long list padded with vague or marketing-style questions that don't inform anyone.

Can I use links or bold text inside my FAQ answers?

Yes, Google's documentation allows basic HTML, including links, bold, italic, and lists, inside FAQ schema answers, as long as the markup mirrors what's actually visible in your page's FAQ section. Avoid adding formatting or content in the schema that a visitor wouldn't also see on the page itself.

Is this FAQ schema generator free, and do you store my questions and answers?

Yes, it's completely free, with no limit on how many times you use it. Everything runs in your browser: your questions and answers aren't sent to a server or stored anywhere, they only exist on your screen until you copy or download the generated code.

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