sparql: Execute a SPARQL query

API: wikidata.org:wikidata-sparql-api
Endpoint: /sparql
Response format: application/sparql-results+json
Charset: utf-8
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 502
Latency: 250ms

Description

Execute a SPARQL query against the Wikidata knowledge base. Returns results in the requested format. GET requests are cached.

Parameters (2)

format (string, query, optional, default: xml)

Response format. Defaults to XML if not specified.

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml', 'csv', 'tsv']}

query (string, query, required)

The SPARQL query string (URL-encoded)

Examples (4)

Execute SPARQL query openapi-spec 
curl 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+%7D+LIMIT+10'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://query.wikidata.org/sparql",
    params={
        'query': 'SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 } LIMIT 10',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("wikidata-sparql")
result = api.fetch("sparql", query="SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 } LIMIT 10")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+%7D+LIMIT+10");
const data = await resp.json();
Execute SPARQL query probe-gate 
curl 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+%7D+LIMIT+10&format=json'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://query.wikidata.org/sparql",
    params={
        'query': 'SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 } LIMIT 10',
        'format': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("wikidata-sparql")
result = api.fetch("sparql", query="SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 } LIMIT 10", format="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+%7D+LIMIT+10&format=json");
const data = await resp.json();
Execute a SPARQL query openapi-spec 
curl 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ146+%7D+LIMIT+10'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://query.wikidata.org/sparql",
    params={
        'query': 'SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q146 } LIMIT 10',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("wikidata-sparql")
result = api.fetch("sparql", query="SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q146 } LIMIT 10")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ146+%7D+LIMIT+10");
const data = await resp.json();
Execute a SPARQL query probe-gate 
curl 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ146+%7D+LIMIT+10&format=xml'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://query.wikidata.org/sparql",
    params={
        'query': 'SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q146 } LIMIT 10',
        'format': 'xml',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("wikidata-sparql")
result = api.fetch("sparql", query="SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q146 } LIMIT 10", format="xml")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?query=SELECT+%3Fitem+%3FitemLabel+WHERE+%7B+%3Fitem+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ146+%7D+LIMIT+10&format=xml");
const data = await resp.json();

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