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Search Wikidata entities as JSON

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MediaWiki action API over Wikidata — search entities, fetch labels and descriptions. No key; send a descriptive User-Agent per Wikimedia policy.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php/?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1

{
  "searchinfo": {
    "search": "python"
  },
  "search": [
    {
      "id": "Q28865",
      "title": "Q28865",
      "pageid": 32213,
      "concepturi": "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28865",
      "repository": "wikidata",
      "url": "//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28865",
      "display": {
        "label": {
          "value": "Python",
          "language": "en"
        },
        "description": {
          "value": "general-purpose programming language",
          "language": "en"
        }
      },
      "label": "Python"
    }
  ],
  "search-continue": 1,
  "success": 1
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php/?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1"
const res = await fetch("https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php/?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php/?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1")
print(res.json())

BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET

Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1 awaits first probe
GET/?action=wbsearchentities&search=python&language=en&format=json&limit=1PROBED

Search Wikidata entities as JSON

GET/?limit=5

Wikidata root or index route.

GET/?page=1

Wikidata root or index route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

Wikidata: common questions

Is Wikidata free to use?

Yes — Wikidata is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Wikidata need an API key?

No — Wikidata needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Wikidata from the browser?

Not directly — Wikidata doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is Wikidata up right now?

Wikidata is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.