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Wikidata Properties API

Wikidata property (P-entity) operations

Wikidata Properties 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 Properties. 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, and defines 1 schema. 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 1 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 Properties 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.

Properties 1

Wikidata property (P-entity) operations

GET
/entities/properties/{property_id}
Wikidata Get a Wikidata Property
getProperty 1 param → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Property (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Property
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wikidata-properties-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 Labels API
Wikidata Statements API