# contactType - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/contactType
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T16:10:30.351Z

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-   Canonical URL: https://schema.org/contactType
-   Equivalent Property: gs1:contactType
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A person or organization can have different contact points, for different purposes. For example, a sales contact point, a PR contact point and so on. This property is used to specify the kind of contact point.

### Values expected to be one of these types

`-   [Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")`