Wikidata
Wikidata is a free, collaborative, multilingual knowledge graph hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It provides structured linked data for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, as well as a public platform for anyone to read and edit. Wikidata exposes several APIs including a Wikibase REST API for entity read/write operations, the MediaWiki Action API for batch entity retrieval and editing, a SPARQL endpoint for complex graph queries, Linked Data URIs for individual entity access in multiple RDF formats, a real-time Server-Sent Events stream for change monitoring, and full database dumps for bulk data processing.
Wikidata publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Descriptions API, Items API, Labels API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Knowledge Graph, Linked Data, Open Data, Semantic Web, and SPARQL.
The Wikidata catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Wikidata’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, and 16 more developer resources.
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APIs 9
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
MediaWiki Action API
The MediaWiki Action API provides batch entity retrieval, editing, and search for Wikidata via wbgetentities, wbsearchentities, wbeditentity, and other actions. Supports up to 5...
SPARQL Query Service
The Wikidata Query Service provides a SPARQL 1.1 endpoint at query.wikidata.org for running complex graph queries over the full Wikidata knowledge base. Supports federated queri...
Linked Data Interface
The Wikidata Linked Data Interface provides individual entity data via content negotiation at http://www.wikidata.org/entity/{QID}. Supports JSON, JSON-LD, RDF/XML, Turtle, and ...
Recent Changes Event Stream
The Wikimedia Event Stream provides real-time Server-Sent Events (SSE) for Wikidata changes, revision creations, and page events. Available at stream.wikimedia.org. Ideal for mo...
Wikidata Descriptions API
Description management
Wikidata Items API
Wikidata item (Q-entity) operations
Wikidata Labels API
Label management
Wikidata Properties API
Wikidata property (P-entity) operations
Wikidata Statements API
Statement (claim) operations
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Postman Collections 5
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
Open Collections 7
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki Descriptions API
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki Descriptions Items API
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki Descriptions Labels API
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki API
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki Descriptions Properties API
OPEN COLLECTIONWikidata REST API & MediaWiki Descriptions Statements API
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Wikidata Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Wikidata Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Multilingual Support
All entities support labels, descriptions, and aliases in hundreds of languages via BCP 47 language codes.
Structured Statements
Every claim is modeled as a statement with property, value, rank, qualifiers, and references for full provenance.
Open License
All Wikidata content is released under CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain) — no attribution required.
SPARQL Graph Queries
Complex multi-hop queries over 100M+ entities via SPARQL 1.1 at query.wikidata.org with GeoSPARQL and time extensions.
Real-Time Event Streaming
Server-Sent Events at stream.wikimedia.org deliver real-time change notifications for Wikidata edits.
Multiple Serialization Formats
Entities available as JSON, JSON-LD, RDF/XML, Turtle, and N-Triples via content negotiation on Linked Data URIs.
Wikibase Federation
Wikidata is an instance of Wikibase; federated SPARQL queries can cross Wikibase instances including Wikimedia Commons.
Database Dumps
Full JSON and RDF/TTL database dumps refreshed weekly at dumps.wikimedia.org for local bulk processing.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Wikidata Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Wikidata API Rules
SPECTRALWikidata API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 9
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
DataValue
JSON SCHEMAWikidata Entity
JSON SCHEMAItemCreate
JSON SCHEMAItem
JSON SCHEMAPatchRequest
JSON SCHEMAProperty
JSON SCHEMASitelink
JSON SCHEMAStatementCreate
JSON SCHEMAStatement
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JSON Structure 9
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Wikidata Data Value Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Entity Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Item Create Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Item Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Patch Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Property Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Sitelink Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Statement Create Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWikidata Statement Structure
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Examples 9
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Wikidata Data Value Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Entity Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Item Create Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Item Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Property Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Sitelink Example
EXAMPLEWikidata Statement Example
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Security Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 7
What developers build with this provider.
Knowledge Graph Augmentation
Enrich private datasets with structured Wikidata facts — entities, dates, relationships — via item and SPARQL queries.
Fact-Checking and Verification
Retrieve canonical statements with references to verify biographical, geographic, or scientific claims in text.
Wikipedia Infobox Data
Power Wikipedia infoboxes and sister-project templates with live Wikidata entity data via the MediaWiki Action API.
NLP Entity Linking
Resolve named entities from natural language to Wikidata Q-IDs using wbsearchentities and SPARQL label lookups.
Semantic Search
Build ontology-aware search systems using Wikidata's P31 (instance of) and P279 (subclass of) property hierarchies.
Change Monitoring
Track real-time edits to Wikidata entities relevant to a domain using the SSE event stream.
Linked Open Data Publishing
Publish organizational data as Linked Open Data by aligning custom schemas to Wikidata properties and Q-IDs.
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Integrations 7
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Wikipedia
Wikidata powers structured data for all Wikipedia language editions via Lua modules and infobox templates.
Wikimedia Commons
Media files on Wikimedia Commons are described using Wikidata items via structured data on Commons.
OpenStreetMap
OSM features are linked to Wikidata via the wikidata=* tag, enabling geographic entity cross-referencing.
Scholia
Scholia is a Wikidata-based scholarly profile service that visualizes publications, authors, and institutions.
Reasonator
Reasonator renders human-readable pages for Wikidata items, integrating maps, timelines, and media.
Mix'n'match
Mix'n'match links Wikidata items to external databases (VIAF, ORCID, GND, etc.) for authority control.
OpenRefine
OpenRefine has a Wikidata reconciliation service and can batch-upload tabular data as Wikidata statements.
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Resources
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 3
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 5
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
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