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list=wbsearch (wbs)

(main | query | wbsearch)

This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
This module requires read rights.
This module can be used as a generator.
Source: Wikibase Repository
License: GPL-2.0+

Searches for entities using labels and aliases. This can be used as a generator for other queries. Returns the matched term that should be displayed.

Parameters:

wbssearch: Search for this text.; This parameter is required.
wbslanguage: Search in this language.; One of the following values: aa, ab, ace, ady, ady-cyrl, aeb, aeb-arab, aeb-latn, af, ak, aln, als, am, an, ang, anp, ar, arc, arn, arq, ary, arz, as, ase, ast, av, avk, awa, ay, az, azb, ba, bar, bat-smg, bbc, bbc-latn, bcc, bcl, be, be-tarask, be-x-old, bg, bgn, bh, bho, bi, bjn, bm, bn, bo, bpy, bqi, br, brh, bs, bto, bug, bxr, ca, cbk-zam, cdo, ce, ceb, ch, cho, chr, chy, ckb, co, cps, cr, crh, crh-cyrl, crh-latn, cs, csb, cu, cv, cy, da, de, de-at, de-ch, de-formal, diq, dsb, dtp, dty, dv, dz, ee, egl, el, eml, en, en-ca, en-gb, eo, es, et, eu, ext, fa, ff, fi, fit, fiu-vro, fj, fo, fr, frc, frp, frr, fur, fy, ga, gag, gan, gan-hans, gan-hant, gd, gl, glk, gn, gom, gom-deva, gom-latn, got, grc, gsw, gu, gv, ha, hak, haw, he, hi, hif, hif-latn, hil, ho, hr, hrx, hsb, ht, hu, hy, hz, ia, id, ie, ig, ii, ik, ike-cans, ike-latn, ilo, inh, io, is, it, iu, ja, jam, jbo, jut, jv, ka, kaa, kab, kbd, kbd-cyrl, kg, khw, ki, kiu, kj, kk, kk-arab, kk-cn, kk-cyrl, kk-kz, kk-latn, kk-tr, kl, km, kn, ko, ko-kp, koi, kr, krc, kri, krj, ks, ks-arab, ks-deva, ksh, ku, ku-arab, ku-latn, kv, kw, ky, la, lad, lb, lbe, lez, lfn, lg, li, lij, liv, lki, lmo, ln, lo, loz, lrc, lt, ltg, lus, luz, lv, lzh, lzz, mai, map-bms, mdf, mg, mh, mhr, mi, min, mk, ml, mn, mo, mr, mrj, ms, mt, mus, mwl, my, myv, mzn, na, nah, nan, nap, nb, nds, nds-nl, ne, new, ng, niu, nl, nl-informal, nn, no, nov, nrm, nso, nv, ny, oc, olo, om, or, os, pa, pag, pam, pap, pcd, pdc, pdt, pfl, pi, pih, pl, pms, pnb, pnt, prg, ps, pt, pt-br, qu, qug, rgn, rif, rm, rmy, rn, ro, roa-rup, roa-tara, ru, rue, rup, ruq, ruq-cyrl, ruq-latn, rw, sa, sah, sat, sc, scn, sco, sd, sdc, sdh, se, sei, ses, sg, sgs, sh, shi, shi-latn, shi-tfng, si, simple, sk, sl, sli, sm, sma, sn, so, sq, sr, sr-ec, sr-el, srn, ss, st, stq, su, sv, sw, szl, ta, tcy, te, tet, tg, tg-cyrl, tg-latn, th, ti, tk, tl, tly, tn, to, tokipona, tpi, tr, tru, ts, tt, tt-cyrl, tt-latn, tum, tw, ty, tyv, tzm, udm, ug, ug-arab, ug-latn, uk, ur, uz, uz-cyrl, uz-latn, ve, vec, vep, vi, vls, vmf, vo, vot, vro, wa, war, wo, wuu, xal, xh, xmf, yi, yo, yue, za, zea, zh, zh-classical, zh-cn, zh-hans, zh-hant, zh-hk, zh-min-nan, zh-mo, zh-my, zh-sg, zh-tw, zh-yue, zu
wbsstrictlanguage: Whether to disable language fallback; Type: boolean (details)
wbstype: Search for this type of entity.; One of the following values: item, property; Default: item
wbslimit: Maximal number of results; No more than 50 (500 for bots) allowed.; Type: integer or max; Default: 7

Examples:

Search for "abc" in English language, with defaults for type and limit: api.php?action=query&list=wbsearch&wbssearch=abc&wbslanguage=en [open in sandbox]
Search for "abc" in English language with a limit of 50: api.php?action=query&list=wbsearch&wbssearch=abc&wbslanguage=en&wbslimit=50 [open in sandbox]
Search for "alphabet" in English language for type property: api.php?action=query&list=wbsearch&wbssearch=alphabet&wbslanguage=en&wbstype=property [open in sandbox]