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FAQ schema generator

Build FAQPage JSON-LD from your real questions and answers, with a check on every pair as you type. Free, no signup, and it runs in your browser.

Before you start: Google stopped showing FAQ rich results on 7 May 2026. This markup will not add a drop-down to your search result. What it is still good for is explained below.
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Key takeaways
1FAQ rich results are gone from Google Search since 7 May 2026, after being limited to government and health sites in 2023.
2FAQPage is still valid schema.org markup, and unused markup does no harm, but it no longer earns a result on Google.
3Google says its AI features need no special structured data. Clear questions with direct answers on the page matter more.
4Mark up only questions readers can see, one answer each, with no advertising.

What happened to FAQ rich results

For years FAQ schema was a shortcut to a bigger search result: a list of questions that expanded under your link. In August 2023 Google limited it to “well-known, authoritative government and health websites”, adding that there was no need to remove existing markup because structured data it does not use “does not cause problems for Search”[2]. Then in May 2026 it went further.

The end of FAQ rich results
8 Aug 2023
Limited to government and health
FAQ rich results shown only for well-known, authoritative government and health sites. How-to results reduced the same day.
13 Sep 2023
How-to results removed
Google stops showing How-to rich results, deprecating the type.
7 May 2026End
FAQ rich results end
Google announces the FAQ rich result will no longer appear in Google Search from 7 May 2026.
15 Jun 2026
Documentation removed
Google removes the FAQ rich result documentation, because the feature is no longer shown.
Google Search Central

Sources: the 2023 announcement[2] and Google’s documentation changelog[1].

What FAQ schema is still for

  • Stating the structure plainly. FAQPage says, in a format any parser reads the same way, which questions a page answers and what each answer is[5].
  • Other consumers of schema.org. Google is one reader of structured data, not the only one. We could not confirm current FAQ support in Bing’s documentation, so we do not promise it.
  • Discipline. Writing clean question-and-answer pairs is the useful part. The same shape, a question as a heading with a direct answer under it, is what makes a page easy to quote.
What Google says about structured data and AI
Google’s guide to generative AI features says structured data “isn’t required for generative AI search, and there’s no special schema.org markup you need to add”, while recommending it for rich results in general[3]. Its AI features page says the same: no new files or special markup are needed[4].

The rules for honest FAQ markup

Google’s last published FAQPage guidelines are still the right rules for anyone marking up a page: use FAQPage only where each question has a single answer, make every question and answer visible on the page, never use it for advertising, and mark up a repeated FAQ only once on a site. The checker above flags duplicates, answers that read like adverts, very short or very long answers, and HTML that Google did not support inside answers.

Myth
FAQ schema gets you a bigger Google result.
What is true
Not since 7 May 2026. Google no longer shows FAQ rich results.
Myth
You need FAQ schema to appear in AI Overviews.
What is true
Google says no special structured data is needed for its AI features.
Myth
You can mark up questions that are not on the page.
What is true
Marking up hidden content was always against the guidelines, and it misleads every reader of the markup.
Myth
Old FAQ markup will now hurt you.
What is true
Google has said unused structured data causes no problems. There is no need to rush to remove it.

How to use this FAQ schema generator

  • Start from your page. Paste its URL and the tool reads question-shaped headings and the paragraph under each. It does not invent questions: if the page has none, it says so.
  • Or type your own. Add, reorder and remove pairs. Each one is checked as you type.
  • Copy the JSON-LD. Paste the script into that page’s HTML. The output is run through the same validator as our schema markup generator.

For other types, such as Article, Product or Organization, use the full schema markup generator. To check a whole page for AI readiness, including headings and structured data, run the AI SEO Checker. And to see which questions Google itself surfaces around a topic, read the guide to People Also Ask.

Questions people ask

Does Google still show FAQ rich results?

No. Google restricted FAQ rich results to well-known government and health websites in August 2023, and stopped showing them in Google Search altogether from 7 May 2026. It removed the FAQ documentation in June 2026.

Is FAQ schema still worth adding?

It is still valid schema.org markup that states plainly which questions a page answers, and it does no harm: Google has said structured data it does not use causes no problems. But it will not produce a rich result in Google, and Google says its AI features need no special structured data. Add it for clarity, not for a result.

Does FAQ schema help with AI Overviews or ChatGPT?

Not directly, according to Google: its guide to generative AI features says structured data is not required and there is no special markup to add. What helps is the content itself: clear questions as headings, with a direct answer underneath, on a page AI systems can crawl.

What is FAQPage schema?

A schema.org type for a page that lists questions, each with one answer. In JSON-LD it is an FAQPage with a mainEntity list of Question items, each with a name (the question) and an acceptedAnswer containing the answer text.

What are the rules for FAQ markup?

Google's last published guidelines said to use FAQPage only where each question has a single answer, to make all FAQ content visible on the page, not to use it for advertising, and to mark up a repeated FAQ only once on a site. They are still good practice for honest markup.

Where do I put the FAQ schema code?

Paste the JSON-LD script into the HTML of the page that shows those questions, usually in the head or at the end of the body. Most CMSes have a field or plugin for custom code, and the questions and answers must match what readers see on the page.

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Sources

[1]Latest Google Search documentation updates — Google Search Central, entries of 8 May and 15 June 2026
[2]Changes to HowTo and FAQ rich results — Google Search Central Blog, 8 August 2023
[3]Optimizing for generative AI features in Google Search — Google Search Central, updated 10 July 2026
[4]AI features and your website — Google Search Central, updated 10 December 2025
[5]FAQPage — Schema.org, read 26 September 2026
Updated 2026-09-26