Wikidata Descriptions API
Description management
Wikidata Descriptions API is one of 9 APIs that Wikidata publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include Descriptions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://www.wikidata.org/w/rest.php/wikibase/v0, https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Wikidata Descriptions API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes.
An API key is passed in the cookie as wikidataSession (MediaWikiSession).
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Description management
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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