Schema Discount code - schema.org

We are in the process of implementing schema in pages of our coupon website. What is the correct code for "Discount" and "Discountcode".
Example 1: 30% Off on using coupon code "OFFER1"
Example 2: 10$ Off on using coupon code "OFFER2"
Example code :
<script type="application/ld+json">
"offers": {
"#type": "AggregateOffer",
"availabilityStarts": "2017-02-25",
"availabilityEnds": "2017-03-25",
"name": "Amazon",
"discountCurrency": "USD",
"discount": "10%",
}
}
</script>
We need to understand if this would work?
If not, what changes should we be making?

discount and discountCurrency only apply to Order, which is for completed Offers. You can't use it on an Offer. There's no defined property specifically designed to represent a discount on an Offer.
However, Offer seems to be the closest and most appropriate schema for this as you are offering a voucher code. Voucher codes can be available or unavailable, with LimitedAvailability and an end date set with availabilityEnds. For price, you can set priceSpecification.

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i am trying to connec to paypal

I am trying to connect to the paypal but i have some questions with regards to the form data i need to pass, paypal expects it like this
"purchase_units": [
{
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "100.00"
}
}
]
but the form just passes the amount > currencycode > value
so how can i convert the form scope to this type of data which paypal expects, same is the case with other data if i need to send, this is driving me nuts
What PayPal expects is JSON, which is one of the most common formats for sending data between systems in today's web.
You mentioned a form scope, which must be a coldfusion thing. Are you doing a server or "client-side only" integration? Client-side only is very basic, just spit this HTML/JS out to the browser: https://developer.paypal.com/demo/checkout/#/pattern/client
The server-based version is more involved, you will need to communicate with the PayPal API endpoints directly from your server. There are SDKs and guides for a number of more common server-side languages, which you might find adaptable to your purposes -- see 'Set Up Transaction' and 'Capture Transaction' here: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/reference/server-integration/
This is a more a long comment than an answer, but here goes. Are you trying to do something like this?
<cfscript>
form.value =4
data = { "purchase_units" : [
{
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "#form.value#"
}
}
]
}
writedump(serializeJSON(data))
</cfscript>
Live version: https://cffiddle.org/app/file?filepath=c5a0ae3e-e24e-462c-8828-a46da98b9ace/2cea5311-965d-4f9c-af0f-7a0a29563e26/20e07958-06f1-41b2-937c-2c98c819a7a2.cfm

Using Schema.org for extension plugin info

I've browsed the web for quite some time now, and have a good grasp on how Schema.org works. Now, it comes to mind that one could use Schema.org to let search engines know that this or that website is using particular software on the website, given that some functionality is provided to it. On the other hand, I can't find any references of major players doing so (WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento), so I was wondering:
How would I mark my piece of software, using Schema.org, on customer's website?
What exactly can I add as info to it (name, author, URLs, desc)?
Which types/properties should be used?
To add to point question 3, SoftwareApplication seems pretty much like something that would cover it. In Schema.org’s own examples, like following:
{
"#context": "http://schema.org",
"#type": "Restaurant",
"name": "Tartine Bakery",
"potentialAction": {
"#type": "ViewAction",
"target": [
"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
{
"#type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "http://api.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
"contentType": "application/json+ld"
},
"android-app://com.urbanspoon/http/www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
{
"#type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
"actionApplication": {
"#type": "SoftwareApplication",
"#id": "284708449",
"name": "Urbanspoon iPhone & iPad App",
"operatingSystem": "iOS"
}
},
{
"#type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
"actionApplication": {
"#type": "SoftwareApplication",
"#id": "5b23b738-bb64-4829-9296-5bcb59bb0d2d",
"name": "Windows Phone App",
"operatingSystem": "Windows Phone 8"
}
}
]
}
}
Schema.org is used to provide info about an restaurant (why not software?). So, if anyone has an idea of how can this be done, it would be much appreciated.
Schema.org doesn’t offer a property to specify the SoftwareApplication that was used for generating a WebSite/WebPage.
The isBasedOn property might be used, given its broad definition ("A resource that was used in the creation of this resource."), but I guess it was not intended for this purpose.
Instead of specifying the software that is used for generating the pages (which is typically not interesting for consumers, especially since it doesn’t necessarily follow that certain features are available), it might make more sense to specify the potential actions offered by the site/pages:
RegisterAction
CommentAction
SearchAction
BuyAction
etc.
And from such an Action, you could use (where applicable) the target property to specify an EntryPoint which can specify with actionApplication which software is used to "complete the request".
(By the way, you can specify the software that was used to generate the HTML document as meta tag, no need for structured data: generator)

Schema.org Accommodation with price?

I'm attempting to add a schema for an Accommodation, but I can't seem to find a way to reference the 'offer' or 'price' to this schema. Im using JSON-LD to format this schema.
I have also tried room/hotelRoom as an alternative. I also tried using the additionalType value to allow me to use product based options such as offers, but this didn't work.
JSON-LD:
{
"#context": "http://schema.org",
"#type": "Accommodation",
"additionalType": "Product",
"name": "example",
"offers": {
"#type": "Offer",
"name": "1 Night",
"priceSpecification": {
"#type": "PriceSpecification",
"price": 1,
"minPrice": 1,
"maxPrice": 2,
"priceCurrency": "GBP"
}
}
}
Google Structured Data Testing Tool:
The property offers is not recognized by Google for an object of type Accommodation.
How am I meant to add a price to a specific accommodation/room in my schema?
Schema.org intends¹ that authors use MTEs² in this case. That, however, does of course not necessarily mean that all consumers fully support this (yet).
So instead of:
"#type": "Accommodation",
you would use:
"#type": ["Accommodation", "Product"],
(additionalType": "Product", is not needed anymore, so could be removed)
While Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool only displays one type (seems to be always the first value in the array), it reports no errors when using this.
¹ The accommodation documentation does not yet reflect this (the changes are currently part of the draft for the next version), and the topic gets discussed here:
Remove Accommodation from all of the Offer-related schema and use MTEs instead
Hotel examples and documentation must be updated for MTE pattern
² MTE: Multi-Typed Entity.

Schema.org data structure for transport system

I'm trying to classify a number of transport systems. I would like to use Schema.org markup but I can not find a category that covers these items.
I guess I need to create a custom "object". Can anyone give me a simple example of how to mark up my content?
The information could be like this:
Item: London Underground
City: London
Type: Metro
Number of lines: 10
Number of stations: 10
Basic fare: 1
Schedule: 00:00 - 23:00
…
Another one:
Item: Barcelona Bus Network
City: Barcelona
Type: Bus
Number of lines: 15
Number of stations: 200
…
You can't create a custom object the way you are asking, I believe you can get by using schema.org's Service though. Schema has some more specific service types, if each transport system in your list is government maintained, then perhaps you could use Government Service.
As far as how to mark up your content, you first need to decide how you want to add schema (e.g. microdata, RDFa, JSON-LD). The schema.org site has general examples that should help point you in the right direction on how to write one of those three. Here's an example code of a general service
I leave my answer, it can be useful to someone no matter how much time has passed.
The transport service has to be added under the service scheme. But if you don't want to leave out your local business, you can add that business as a service provider.
Here is an example of how it should be done.
{
"#context": "https://schema.org/",
"#type": "Service",
"provider": {
"#type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "Litoral Trans"
},
"areaServed": {
"#type": "Status",
"name": "Santa Fe"
},
...
}
You can find good examples at the end of the following link https://schema.org/Service

What is the length of the 'description'/'name' properties for the 'Product' type in Schema.org?

I am playing with Schema.org, creating extensions for Google Rich Snippets based on JSON-LD, using https://schema.org/Product.
{
"#context": "http://schema.org/",
"#type": "Product",
"name": "Executive Anvil",
"image": "http://www.example.com/anvil_executive.jpg",
"description": "Sleeker than ACME's Classic Anvil, the Executive Anvil is perfect for the business traveler looking for something to drop from a height.",
"mpn": "925872",
"brand": {
"#type": "Thing",
"name": "ACME"
}
}
But I do not understand which how long the value for description and name can be. Seems to me that this is a very important value.
The vocabulary Schema.org doesn’t restrict the length that Text values can have. Not for Product nor for any other type.
Consumers (like Google Search) might have their own rules/restrictions. These should, hopefully, be described in their documentation. For Google’s Products rich result, no restrictions are specified for name/description.
Google indicates between >50 and <5000