Supported Named Entity Recognition (NER) entity categories and entity types
Use this article to find the entity categories that can be returned by Named Entity Recognition (NER). NER runs a predictive model to identify and categorize named entities from an input document.
Note
- Starting from API version 2023-04-15-preview, the category and subcategory fields are replaced with entity types and tags to introduce better flexibility.
Category: Person
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Person
Details
Names of people.
Supported document languages
ar, cs, da, nl, en, fi, fr, de, he,
hu, it, ja, ko, no, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, ru, es, sv, tr
Category: PersonType
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
PersonType
Details
Job types or roles held by a person
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: Location
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Location
Details
Natural and human-made landmarks, structures, geographical features, and geopolitical entities.
Supported document languages
ar, cs, da, nl, en, fi, fr, de, he, hu, it, ja, ko, no, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, ru, es, sv, tr
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Geopolitical Entity (GPE)
Details
Cities, countries/regions, states.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Structural
Manmade structures.
en
Geographical
Geographic and natural features such as rivers, oceans, and deserts.
en
Category: Organization
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Organization
Details
Companies, political groups, musical bands, sport clubs, government bodies, and public organizations. Nationalities and religions are not included in this entity type.
Supported document languages
ar, cs, da, nl, en, fi, fr, de, he, hu, it, ja, ko, no, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, ru, es, sv, tr
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Medical
Details
Medical companies and groups.
Supported document languages
en
Stock exchange
Stock exchange groups.
en
Sports
Sports-related organizations.
en
Category: Event
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Event
Details
Historical, social, and naturally occurring events.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt and pt-br
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Cultural
Details
Cultural events and holidays.
Supported document languages
en
Natural
Naturally occurring events.
en
Sports
Sporting events.
en
Category: Product
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Product
Details
Physical objects of various categories.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Computing products
Details
Computing products.
Supported document languages
en
Category: Skill
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Skill
Details
A capability, skill, or expertise.
Supported document languages
en , es, fr, de, it, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: Address
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Address
Details
Full mailing address.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: PhoneNumber
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
PhoneNumber
Details
Phone numbers (US and EU phone numbers only).
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt pt-br
Category: Email
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
Details
Email addresses.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: URL
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
URL
Details
URLs to websites.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: IP
This category contains the following entity:
Entity
IP
Details
network IP addresses.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: DateTime
This category contains the following entities:
Entity
DateTime
Details
Dates and times of day.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Entities in this category can have the following subcategories
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Date
Details
Calender dates.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Time
Times of day.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
DateRange
Date ranges.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
TimeRange
Time ranges.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Duration
Durations.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Set
Set, repeated times.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Category: Quantity
This category contains the following entities:
Entity
Quantity
Details
Numbers and numeric quantities.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, ja, ko, pt-pt, pt-br
Subcategories
The entity in this category can have the following subcategories.
Entity subcategory
Number
Details
Numbers.
Supported document languages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Percentage
Percentages
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Age
Ages.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Currency
Currencies
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Dimensions
Dimensions and measurements.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
Temperature
Temperatures.
en, es, fr, de, it, zh-hans, pt-pt, pt-br
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