AQA Basic is the first compliance level of the AQA (AI Question Answer) standard. It requires basic FAQPage Schema.org markup with structured questions and answers.
What is AQA Basic?
The AQA (AI Question Answer) standard defines how to structure FAQs for optimal AI consumption. The Basic level is the first tier: it ensures your FAQ pages use Schema.org FAQPage markup with at minimum the question (name) and answer (acceptedAnswer) properties.
Basic Level Requirements
- FAQPage Markup: Use of Schema.org FAQPage type
- Structured Questions: Each question uses the Question type with the name property
- Structured Answers: Each answer uses acceptedAnswer with Answer type and text property
- JSON-LD Validation: Markup must be valid and error-free
Why Start with AQA Basic?
The Basic level is the essential foundation. Without this minimal markup, AIs cannot efficiently extract your question-answer pairs. It's the first step toward AQA Standard and AQA Full levels, which add additional metadata for better model exploitation.