Wikidata API

The Wikidata API provides access to Wikidata, a free and open knowledge base containing structured data about the world. It serves as a central storage for structured data used by Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. ## Key Features - Retrieve entities (items Q###, properties P###) - Search entities by label - Get entity labels, descriptions, and claims - Access in multiple languages ## Authentication Most read operations do not require authentication. Some write operations may require OAuth.

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Base URL: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 7
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:09:43.673637

Links

Homepage: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contact
API Base: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php
Documentation:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

2567ms

Avg latency (7d)

13

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

KNOWLEDGE, SEARCH

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /api.php Wikidata API endpoint — — —
GET /sparql Execute SPARQL query — 200 27356ms
GET /w/api.php Get Wikidata entities — 200 657ms
GET /w/api.php?action=query MediaWiki API Query — 200 470ms
GET /w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities Search Wikidata entities — 200 371ms
GET /wiki/Special:EntityData/{entityId} Get entity data in various formats — — —
GET /wiki/Special:EntityData/{entityId}.{format} Get entity data — 200 406ms