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WikidataSearch["keywords"]

returns a list of Wikidata items whose labels include the given keywords.

WikidataSearch["type""keywords"]

returns a list of Wikidata identifiers of the specified type.

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WikidataSearch

WikidataSearch["keywords"]

returns a list of Wikidata items whose labels include the given keywords.

WikidataSearch["type""keywords"]

returns a list of Wikidata identifiers of the specified type.

Details and Options

  • WikidataSearch utilizes Wikidata's search API to find items and other identifiers.
  • WikidataSearch[…] returns a list of ExternalIdentifier objects of type "WikidataID".
  • Raw Wikidata identifiers are conventionally of the form "Qnnn" for items and "Pnnn" for properties.
  • Possible values for "type" include:
  • "Item"an item (default)
    "Property"a property
  • The following options can be given:
  • Language $Languagewhat language to use
    MaxItems10maximum number of results to return

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Search for items:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataSearch["alpha centauri A"]

Search for properties:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataSearch["Property" -> "luminosity"]

Look up data:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataData[ExternalIdentifier["WikidataID", "Q2090157", <|"Label" -> "Alpha Centauri A", "Description" -> "star in the Alpha Centauri star system"|>], ExternalIdentifier["WikidataID", "P2060", <|"Label" -> "luminosity", "Description" -> "total amount of energy emitted by an astronomical object per unit time"|>]]

Scope  (1)

Search for items:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataSearch["Item" -> "mass"]

Search for properties instead:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataSearch["Property" -> "mass"]

Options  (1)

Language  (1)

Search items whose Spanish label matches a term:

Wolfram Language code: WikidataSearch["amazonas", Language -> "Spanish"]
Wolfram Research (2020), WikidataSearch, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2020), WikidataSearch, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2020. "WikidataSearch." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). WikidataSearch. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_wikidatasearch, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WikidataSearch}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_wikidatasearch, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WikidataSearch}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WikidataSearch.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}