Relation extraction training data

Connect labeled entities with meaningful relationships. Create reviewed language datasets that make who did what, which product has an issue, and how concepts relate explicit.
Relation Extraction example with source-data annotations and contextual photographs.

Make relationships in text explicit

Label the source, target, and relation type while keeping the original sentence in view.
Person and organization entities connected by a works_for relationship.

People and organizations

Connect a person to the organization mentioned in the same text with a task-defined relationship such as works_for.
Product and issue entities connected by a has_issue relationship.

Products and reported issues

Link a product mention to the issue described about it, keeping the relation direction and meaning clear.
Person and event entities connected by an attended relationship.

Events and participants

Connect an event mention to its labeled participants, places, or dates using relation types defined by your project.
Organization and location entities connected by a located_in relationship.

Organizations and locations

Link an organization to a location mentioned in the text using a clearly defined relationship such as located_in.

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Annotation types for relation extraction

Combine exact text spans with structured relationships and properties that describe the language task.
Text with precise person, organization, location, and domain entity spans.

Entity anchors

Label the exact entity spans that serve as the source and target of each relationship.

Typed relationships

Connect labeled mentions with a defined relation and inspect its endpoints alongside the original wording.

Person and organization entities connected by a works_for relationship.

Relation Extraction FAQs

What is relation extraction annotation?

Relation extraction annotation connects entities in text with named relationships. These labels help train models to recover structured facts from language.

How does relation labeling differ from NER?

NER identifies the entity mentions. Relation labeling adds the meaningful links between those mentions, such as a person working for an organization.

Can I define domain-specific relations?

Yes. Define relationship types around your domain and describe their intended source and target roles in your annotation guidelines.

Why does relation direction matter?

Direction changes meaning. A works_for relation should lead from the person to the organization, so reviewers should check both endpoints as well as the relation label.

Can relationships include entity attributes?

Yes. Entity properties can carry extra context while relationships capture the connections between entities. Use the ontology to keep those two kinds of information consistent.

How can these annotations support a knowledge graph?

Reviewed entity spans and typed relationships provide structured examples for your downstream information-extraction or knowledge-graph pipeline. Keep the source, target, and relation meanings explicit.

Which text inputs can I use?

Use plain-text files for native language annotation. Define entity classes, relationships, and item properties around the text and task your team is labeling.

How can teams review the language labels?

Route annotated text through review, resolve comments and corrections in context, and use configured consensus or approved benchmarks to check consistency before releasing a dataset.

Can I export the annotated text for model development?

Yes. Text supports JSONL and Unitlab Unified Export Format. Choose the export that preserves the entities, relations, and properties needed by your training pipeline.