Google adds creator property to VideoObject structured data
What this answers
- Does Google support a creator property for VideoObject structured data?
- Yes — Google's VideoObject structured data documentation, updated Sept. 24, 2026, added a recommended `creator` property (a Person or Organization) and noted it also accepts `author`.
- Which video interactions does Google's interactionStatistic property support?
- Per the same update, Google's documentation now spells out that interactionStatistic supports WatchAction, LikeAction, CommentAction and ShareAction.
Google’s VideoObject structured data documentation, updated Sept. 24, 2026, added a recommended creator property — a Person or Organization with name and optional url — and notes it also accepts author. The same update documents which interaction types count toward the interactionStatistic property: WatchAction, LikeAction, CommentAction and ShareAction.
Why it matters: It's a small but concrete widening of the structured data Google reads for video rich results, giving site owners a documented list of exactly which engagement signals and creator attribution now count.
The record: Google
Via Google Search Central documentation updates ↗
Posted to the wire September 24, 2026. Edited by Joe Balewski.