DigitalDocument Schema for Webflow Websites

DigitalDocument schema describes digital files such as PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, whitepapers, and other downloadable documents. It signals to search engines that a page hosts or links to a document resource rather than a standard web page. DigitalDocument is a subtype of CreativeWork.

Google does not maintain dedicated structured data documentation for DigitalDocument.

Fields in This Glossary

Not mentioned by Google

• encodingFormat — MIME type of the document (e.g., application/pdf)

Common fields (shared across types)

These fields are documented under their primary types but apply to DigitalDocument:

• name — Document title
• description — Document summary
• author — Document creator
• datePublished — Publication date
• url — Page URL where the document is hosted

Additional DigitalDocument properties (not in glossary)

• hasDigitalDocumentPermission — Access permissions (read, write, comment)
• contentUrl — Direct download URL for the file

JSON-LD Example

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DigitalDocument",
  "name": "Q1 2026 Financial Report",
  "description": "Quarterly financial results for Example Corp, covering revenue, operating income, and forward guidance.",
  "url": "https://example.com/reports/q1-2026",
  "encodingFormat": "application/pdf",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "Example Corp"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-04-01"
}

When to Use DigitalDocument Schema

Use DigitalDocument on pages that host downloadable files: whitepapers, reports, templates, legal documents, and resource libraries. For datasets, use Dataset with DataDownload instead. For software, use SoftwareApplication.