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Wikidata Labels API

Label management

Wikidata Labels 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 Labels. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 2 operations 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.

2 operations 1 paths 0 schemas 1 GET1 PUT

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 Labels 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 2

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Labels 2

Label management

GET
/entities/items/{item_id}/labels/{language_code}
Wikidata Get a Label for an Item
getItemLabel 2 params → 200404
PUT
/entities/items/{item_id}/labels/{language_code}
Wikidata Set a Label for an Item
setItemLabel 2 params body → 200201

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wikidata-labels-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 Descriptions API
Wikidata Items API
Wikidata Properties API
Wikidata Statements API