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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.

1 operations 1 paths 0 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://www.wikidata.org/w/rest.php/wikibase/v0
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Resource Areas
1

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.

Descriptions 1

Description management

GET
/entities/items/{item_id}/descriptions/{language_code}
Wikidata Get a Description for an Item
getItemDescription 2 params → 200404

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wikidata-descriptions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Wikidata publishes across the network.

MediaWiki Action API
SPARQL Query Service
Linked Data Interface
Recent Changes Event Stream
Wikidata Items API
Wikidata Labels API
Wikidata Properties API
Wikidata Statements API