# Cloud Natural Language V2 API - Module Google::Cloud::Language::V2::Entity::Type (v1.5.0)

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The type of the entity. The table
below lists the associated fields for entities that have different
metadata.

## Constants

### UNKNOWN

**value:** 0  
Unknown

### PERSON

**value:** 1  
Person

### LOCATION

**value:** 2  
Location

### ORGANIZATION

**value:** 3  
Organization

### EVENT

**value:** 4  
Event

### WORK_OF_ART

**value:** 5  
Artwork

### CONSUMER_GOOD

**value:** 6  
Consumer product

### OTHER

**value:** 7  
Other types of entities

### PHONE_NUMBER

**value:** 9  

Phone number

<br />

The metadata lists the phone number, formatted according to local
convention, plus whichever additional elements appear in the text:

- `number` - the actual number, broken down into sections as per local convention
- `national_prefix` - country code, if detected
- `area_code` - region or area code, if detected
- `extension` - phone extension (to be dialed after connection), if detected

### ADDRESS

**value:** 10  

Address

<br />

The metadata identifies the street number and locality plus whichever
additional elements appear in the text:

- `street_number` - street number
- `locality` - city or town
- `street_name` - street/route name, if detected
- `postal_code` - postal code, if detected
- `country` - country, if detected
- `broad_region` - administrative area, such as the state, if detected
- `narrow_region` - smaller administrative area, such as county, if detected
- `sublocality` - used in Asian addresses to demark a district within a city, if detected

### DATE

**value:** 11  

Date

<br />

The metadata identifies the components of the date:

- `year` - four digit year, if detected
- `month` - two digit month number, if detected
- `day` - two digit day number, if detected

### NUMBER

**value:** 12  
Number


<br />

The metadata is the number itself.

### PRICE

**value:** 13  
Price


<br />

The metadata identifies the `value` and `currency`.