---
title: Review snippet (Review, AggregateRating) structured data
description: "## **🎯 Purpose** - Adds **star ratings & reviews** to search results (rich snippets). - Works for books, courses, events, products, recipes, software, local businesses (with restrictions). ## **✅ Key Requirements** **For Review (****Review****)** - author (Person or Organization) →…"
url: "https://fsidm.in/knowledge/seo/review-snippet-structured-data/"
updated: "2025-12-12"
category: SEO
---

# Review snippet (Review, AggregateRating) structured data

## **🎯 Purpose**

- Adds **star ratings & reviews** to search results (rich snippets).
- Works for books, courses, events, products, recipes, software, local businesses (with restrictions).

## **✅ Key Requirements**

**For Review (****Review****)**

- author (Person or Organization) → Name of reviewer (real name preferred).
- itemReviewed (Book, Course, Product, etc.) → The specific item being reviewed.
- reviewRating (Rating) → ratingValue (+ bestRating / worstRating if scale ≠ 1–5).

**For Aggregate Rating (****AggregateRating****)**

- itemReviewed → What’s being rated.
- ratingValue → Average score.
- ratingCount or reviewCount → How many ratings.

## **⚡ JSON-LD Example — Aggregate Rating for a Course**

Here’s an example that fits FSIDM style (digital marketing course):

<script type="application/ld+json">

{

  "@context": "https://schema.org",

  "@type": "Course",

  "name": "FSIDM Practical Digital Marketing Course",

  "description": "Hands-on digital marketing course covering SEO, Google Ads, Social Media, Email Automation, and AI-powered marketing tools.",

  "provider": {

    "@type": "Organization",

    "name": "FSIDM",

    "sameAs": "https://fsidm.in"

  },

  "aggregateRating": {

    "@type": "AggregateRating",

    "ratingValue": "4.8",

    "bestRating": "5",

    "worstRating": "1",

    "ratingCount": "178",

    "reviewCount": "178"

  }

}

</script>

## **💡 Pro Tips**

- Make sure the **rating appears visibly** on the page (Google checks for it).
- For **LocalBusiness / Organization** self-reviews: Avoid embedding your own reviews directly; use independent reviews or display them clearly from verified students.
- Use the **Rich Results Test** & **Search Console Enhancements Report** to validate.