Watch Actions' common properties

This section provides the details of the common properties of Watch Actions.

Action markup properties

Property	Expected type	Description
`@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `WatchAction`.
`target`	EntryPoint	Required - A target object that provides the mapping of deep links to various Google platforms.
`target.@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `EntryPoint`.
`target.urlTemplate`	URL	Required - A deep link that takes users to your app or platform and initiates playback of the content.
`target.inLanguage`	Text	Optional - Original language of the series in BCP 47 format.
`target.actionPlatform`	Text	Required - The platforms that are mapped to `urlTemplate`. Media Actions support the following: `http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform`: Search platform on desktop web browsers. `http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform`: Search platform on mobile web browsers. `http://schema.org/AndroidPlatform`: Search and PlayGuide platforms on Android app. `http://schema.org/AndroidTVPlatform`: Android TV platform on Android TV app. `http://schema.org/IOSPlatform`: Search platform on iOS app. `http://schema.googleapis.com/GoogleVideoCast`: Cast and Home platforms on a Chromecast device. `http://schema.googleapis.com/GoogleAudioCast`: Cast and Home platforms on a Chromecast device (Listen Actions only). See the Platform types section for requirements.
`target.additionalProperty`	PropertyValue	Required if applicable - A list of property-value pairs to represent additional properties of the deep link. This can include the following: `contentLanguage`: The broadcast language (dub), in BCP 47 format. If the content is dubbed in a different language, this property is required. Use an array for multiple language codes. `subtitleLanguage`: The languages of subtitles or captions, in BCP 47 format. Use an array for multiple language codes. `cameraAngle`: The camera angle for the content; for example, "Eye-Level" and "High-Angle". If the content is available in different camera angles, this property is required. Use an array for multiple camera angles. `videoFormat`: The file format used to store the digital video date; for example, "SD" for standard-definition and "HD" for high-definition. Valid video formats include SD, HD, 2K, 4K and 8K. Use an array for multiple video formats. See the additionalProperty example.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement`	ActionAccessSpecification	Required - An Action access specification object that describes the access requirement of the content. See Action Access Specification Properties.

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Action access specification properties

Property	Expected type	Description
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `ActionAccessSpecification`.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.category`	Text	Required - An access requirement for the content. Use one of the following (see Action access requirement examples): `nologinrequired`: The content does not require purchase or login. `free`: The content requires users to be logged in and does not require a paid subscription. `subscription`: The content requires users to be logged in with a paid subscription `externalsubscription`: The content requires a subscription from a different service `rental`: The content is available for a finite amount of time after purchase. `purchase`: The content is available for an indefinite amount of time after purchase. If an entity represents a group of content, you need to set `category` to the least restrictive access requirement of its content. For instance, if a `TVSeries` has a number of `TVEpisode` content that are `nologinrequired` and a few that are `subscription`, set this `TVSeries` to be `nologinrequired`.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.availabilityStarts`	Date	Required - Date after which the action is available, in ISO 8601 format (including timezone). The date can be set in the future.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.availabilityEnds`	Date	Required - Date after which the action is no longer available, in ISO 8601 format (including timezone). Must be equal or greater than 72 hours after `availabilityStarts`. If the content is always available after it's published, set this date to be 20 years from the current date.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.eligibleRegion`	Country, City, State, GeoShape, or Text	Required - Regions where the content is available. Use the special string `EARTH` if the content is available globally.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.ineligibleRegion`	Country, City, State, or GeoShape	Required if applicable - Regions where the content is restricted. You don’t need to provide this property if the content is available everywhere within `eligibleRegion`.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.requiresSubscription`	MediaSubscription	Required if `category` is `subscription` or `externalSubscription` AND your subscription offering includes multiple packages or tiers or has add-on support. Do not include this if your subscription is one tiered and gives access to all content in your catalog. - The details of the subscription that users need in order to access the content. See Media subscription properties.
`actionAccessibilityRequirement.expectsAcceptanceOf`	Offer	Required if the content requires a purchase - The details of the offer associated with the content. Provide the price information for the following cases: One-time purchase content (`rental` or `purchase`) Subscription-based content that requires an additional purchase from subscribers (`subscription` or `externalsubscription`) If the price is 0.00, do not provide this property. See Offer properties.

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Media subscription properties

Required if actionAccessibilityRequirement.category is subscription or externalSubscription and your subscription offering includes multiple packages or tiers or has add-on support. Do not include this if your subscription is one tiered and gives access to all content in your catalog

Property	Expected type	Description
`requiresSubscription.@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `MediaSubscription`
`requiresSubscription.@id`	URL	Required - The unique ID for the subscription. If the content is accessible via different subscriptions, each subscription must have a unique ID.
`requiresSubscription.name`	Text	Required - The name of the subscription. Notice the following: If the content is accessible via different subscriptions, this name needs match the name in your user authentication system. For example, if a user can access the content based on the subscription called Package 1, but the authentication system uses the name PKG1a, use PKG1. For TVE Providers, this is the authenticator name registered with your TVE authenticator. It is a string that uniquely identifies your service name with the TVE Authenticator.
`requiresSubscription.sameAs`	URL	The page that describes the subscription.
`requiresSubscription.identifier`	Text	Required if `category` is `subscription` - An entitlement identifier (`entitlementId`)
`requiresSubscription.authenticator`	Organization	Required if `category` is `externalsubscription` - A container that provides the details of the external provider's authenticator.
`requiresSubscription.authenticator.@type`	Text	Required if `category` is `externalsubscription` - Always set to `Organization`.
`requiresSubscription.authenticator.name`	Text	Required if `category` is `externalsubscription` - The name of the authentication service. For TVE providers, set it to TVE

Entitlement API Requirements

An entitlement API is required if actionAccessibilityRequirement.category is subscription or externalSubscription and your subscription offering includes multiple packages or tiers or has add-on support. Do not include this if your subscription is one tiered and gives access to all content in your catalog.

Company A has a single subscription offering that gives subscribed users access to all available content : Entitlement Identifier / API is not required
Company B has a base subscription that provides access to some content and a premium subscription that provides access to premium content : Entitlement Identifier / API is required
Company C has a base subscription that provides access to some content and add on packages that provides access to third party content : Entitlement Identifier / API is required

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Offer properties

Property	Expected type	Description
`expectsAcceptanceOf.@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `Offer`.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.price`	Number	Required - The purchase price of content.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.priceCurrency`	Text	Required - The currency of the price in 3-letter ISO 4217 format.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.seller`	Organization	The organization that offers the purchase of content.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.seller.@type`	Text	Always set to `Organization`.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.seller.name`	Text	The name of the seller.
`expectsAcceptanceOf.seller.sameAs`	Text	The URL of a web page that identifies the seller; for example, the seller's homepage.

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Identifier properties

Property	Expected type	Description
`@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `PropertyValue`.
`propertyID`	Text	Required - We support the following ID types: `TMS_ROOT_ID`: The Gracenote (TMS) Root ID (for example, 15829). `TMS_ID`: The Gracenote (TMS) Variant ID (for example, MV000398520000). `WIKIDATA_ID`: The WikiData ID (for example, Q134773). `IMDB_ID`: The IMDB ID (for example, tt0109830). `OPTA_ID`: The OPTA Sports ID. `STATS_ID`: The STATS Perform ID. `DMA_ID`: The US Designated marketing area code, used in GeoShape object. `_PARTNER_ID_`: This property must contain the string "_PARTNER_ID_", the value must be a unique ID that is used by a service provider, internally or externally, to identify the entity (for example, 12345 or a5c604e2-e9e5-4ff3-b728-245799dc37f1). This ID is required on BroadcastService objects for Android TV partners.
`value`	Text	Required - The value for the specified ID system.

Content Rating Agencies

Use the values in this table for BroadcastService.contentRating, Movie.contentRating and TVSeries.contentRating. The rating agency should be prepended to the rating value. Examples:

A movie rated "R" in the US should have a Movie.contentRating value of "MPAA R".
A TV series rated "TVM" in the US should have a TVSeries.contentRating value of "TVPG TV-MA".

Country	TV rating agency	Movie rating agency
USA	TVPG	MPAA
United Kingdom	BBFC	BBFC
France	CSA	CSA
Italy	AGCOM	AGCOM
Germany	FSK	FSK
Spain	SETSI	ICAA
Japan	NA	EIRIN
Korea	KMRB	KMRB
Brazil	CLASSIND	CLASSIND
Russia	MKRF	MKRF
India	CBFC	CBFC
Indonesia	KPI	LSF
Mexico	RTC	RTC

GeoShape properties

A GeoShape object contains one of the following data types:

A list of postal codes (for example, a US zip code)
A list of Canadian forward sortation areas
A Designated Market Area (DMA) ID - An identifier of a region in the United States where people receive the same television channels and programs.

Property	Expected type	Description
`@id`	URL	Required - The geo region's identifier in URI format.
`@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `GeoShape`.
`addressCountry`	Text	Required - The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
`postalCode`	Text	Optional - The postal code(s).
`identifier`	PropertyValue	Optional - A Designated Market Area (DMA) ID, which is an identifier of a region in the United States where people receive the same television channels and programs.
`identifier.@type`	Text	Required - Always set to `PropertyValue`.
`identifier.propertyID`	Text	Required - Always set to `DMA_ID`.
`identifier.value`	Text	Required - The DMA code for the region.

Example of GeoShape object that contains a list of ZIP codes:

{
  "@type": "GeoShape",
  "@id": "http://example.com/area1",
  "addressCountry": "US",
  "postalCode": [
    "94118",
    "94119"
  ]
}

Example of GeoShape object that contains a list of FSA (forward sortation area) codes:

{
  "@type": "GeoShape",
  "@id": "http://example.com/area2",
  "addressCountry": "CA",
  "postalCode": [
    "1A1",
    "K1A"
  ]
}

Example of GeoShape object that contains a DMA ID:

{
  "@type": "GeoShape",
  "@id": "http://example.com/area3",
  "addressCountry": "US",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "@type": "PropertyValue",
      "propertyID": "DMA_ID",
      "value": "501"
    }
  ]
}