MediaWiki API help

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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API

action=wbgetentities

(main | wbgetentities)

This module requires read rights.
Source: Wikibase Repository
License: GPL-2.0+

Gets the data for multiple Wikibase entities.

Parameters:

ids: The IDs of the entities to get the data from; Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
sites: Identifier for the site on which the corresponding page resides Use together with 'title', but only give one site for several titles or several sites for one title.; Values (separate with |): aawiki, abwiki, acewiki, adywiki, afwiki, afwikiquote, akwiki, alswiki, alswikiquote, amwiki, amwikiquote, angwiki, angwikiquote, angwikisource, anwiki, arcwiki, arwiki, arwikinews, arwikiquote, arwikisource, arzwiki, astwiki, astwikiquote, aswiki, aswikisource, avwiki, aywiki, azbwiki, azwiki, azwikiquote, azwikisource, barwiki, bat_smgwiki, bawiki, bclwiki, be_x_oldwiki, bewiki, bewikiquote, bewikisource, bgwiki, bgwikinews, bgwikiquote, bgwikisource, bhwiki, biwiki, bjnwiki, bmwiki, bmwikiquote, bnwiki, bnwikisource, bowiki, bpywiki, brwiki, brwikiquote, brwikisource, bswiki, bswikinews, bswikiquote, bswikisource, bugwiki, bxrwiki, cawiki, cawikinews, cawikiquote, cawikisource, cbk_zamwiki, cdowiki, cebwiki, cewiki, chowiki, chrwiki, chwiki, chywiki, ckbwiki, commonswiki, cowiki, cowikiquote, crhwiki, crwiki, crwikiquote, csbwiki, cswiki, cswikinews, cswikiquote, cswikisource, cuwiki, cvwiki, cywiki, cywikiquote, cywikisource, dawiki, dawikiquote, dawikisource, dewiki, dewikinews, dewikiquote, dewikisource, dewikivoyage, diqwiki, dsbwiki, dvwiki, dzwiki, eewiki, elwiki, elwikinews, elwikiquote, elwikisource, elwikivoyage, emlwiki, enwiki, enwikinews, enwikiquote, enwikisource, enwikivoyage, eowiki, eowikinews, eowikiquote, eowikisource, eswiki, eswikinews, eswikiquote, eswikisource, eswikivoyage, etwiki, etwikiquote, etwikisource, euwiki, euwikiquote, extwiki, fawiki, fawikinews, fawikiquote, fawikisource, fawikivoyage, ffwiki, fiu_vrowiki, fiwiki, fiwikinews, fiwikiquote, fiwikisource, fjwiki, fowiki, fowikisource, frpwiki, frrwiki, frwiki, frwikinews, frwikiquote, frwikisource, frwikivoyage, furwiki, fywiki, gagwiki, ganwiki, gawiki, gawikiquote, gdwiki, glkwiki, glwiki, glwikiquote, glwikisource, gnwiki, gomwiki, gotwiki, guwiki, guwikiquote, guwikisource, gvwiki, hakwiki, hawiki, hawwiki, hewiki, hewikinews, hewikiquote, hewikisource, hewikivoyage, hifwiki, hiwiki, hiwikiquote, howiki, hrwiki, hrwikiquote, hrwikisource, hsbwiki, htwiki, htwikisource, huwiki, huwikinews, huwikiquote, huwikisource, hywiki, hywikiquote, hywikisource, hzwiki, iawiki, idwiki, idwikiquote, idwikisource, iewiki, igwiki, iiwiki, ikwiki, ilowiki, iowiki, iswiki, iswikiquote, iswikisource, itwiki, itwikinews, itwikiquote, itwikisource, itwikivoyage, iuwiki, jamwiki, jawiki, jawikinews, jawikiquote, jawikisource, jbowiki, jvwiki, kaawiki, kabwiki, kawiki, kawikiquote, kbdwiki, kgwiki, kiwiki, kjwiki, kkwiki, kkwikiquote, klwiki, kmwiki, knwiki, knwikiquote, knwikisource, koiwiki, kowiki, kowikinews, kowikiquote, kowikisource, krcwiki, krwiki, krwikiquote, kshwiki, kswiki, kswikiquote, kuwiki, kuwikiquote, kvwiki, kwwiki, kwwikiquote, kywiki, kywikiquote, ladwiki, lawiki, lawikiquote, lawikisource, lbewiki, lbwiki, lbwikiquote, lezwiki, lgwiki, lijwiki, liwiki, liwikiquote, liwikisource, lmowiki, lnwiki, lowiki, lrcwiki, ltgwiki, ltwiki, ltwikiquote, ltwikisource, lvwiki, maiwiki, map_bmswiki, mdfwiki, mgwiki, mhrwiki, mhwiki, minwiki, miwiki, mkwiki, mkwikisource, mlwiki, mlwikiquote, mlwikisource, mnwiki, mowiki, mrjwiki, mrwiki, mrwikiquote, mrwikisource, mswiki, mtwiki, muswiki, mwlwiki, myvwiki, mywiki, mznwiki, nahwiki, napwiki, nawiki, nawikiquote, nds_nlwiki, ndswiki, ndswikiquote, newiki, newwiki, ngwiki, nlwiki, nlwikinews, nlwikiquote, nlwikisource, nlwikivoyage, nnwiki, nnwikiquote, novwiki, nowiki, nowikinews, nowikiquote, nowikisource, nrmwiki, nsowiki, nvwiki, nywiki, ocwiki, omwiki, orwiki, orwikisource, oswiki, pagwiki, pamwiki, papwiki, pawiki, pcdwiki, pdcwiki, pflwiki, pihwiki, piwiki, plwiki, plwikinews, plwikiquote, plwikisource, plwikivoyage, pmswiki, pnbwiki, pntwiki, pswiki, ptwiki, ptwikinews, ptwikiquote, ptwikisource, ptwikivoyage, quwiki, quwikiquote, rmwiki, rmywiki, rnwiki, roa_rupwiki, roa_tarawiki, rowiki, rowikinews, rowikiquote, rowikisource, rowikivoyage, ruewiki, ruwiki, ruwikinews, ruwikiquote, ruwikisource, ruwikivoyage, rwwiki, sahwiki, sahwikisource, sawiki, sawikiquote, sawikisource, scnwiki, scowiki, scwiki, sdwiki, sdwikinews, sewiki, sgwiki, shwiki, simplewiki, simplewikiquote, siwiki, skwiki, skwikiquote, skwikisource, slwiki, slwikiquote, slwikisource, smwiki, snwiki, sowiki, sqwiki, sqwikinews, sqwikiquote, srnwiki, srwiki, srwikinews, srwikiquote, srwikisource, sswiki, stqwiki, stwiki, suwiki, suwikiquote, svwiki, svwikinews, svwikiquote, svwikisource, svwikivoyage, swwiki, szlwiki, tawiki, tawikinews, tawikiquote, tawikisource, tetwiki, tewiki, tewikiquote, tewikisource, tgwiki, thwiki, thwikinews, thwikiquote, thwikisource, tiwiki, tkwiki, tkwikiquote, tlwiki, tnwiki, towiki, tpiwiki, trwiki, trwikinews, trwikiquote, trwikisource, tswiki, ttwiki, ttwikiquote, tumwiki, twwiki, tyvwiki, tywiki, udmwiki, ugwiki, ugwikiquote, ukwiki, ukwikinews, ukwikiquote, ukwikisource, ukwikivoyage, urwiki, urwikiquote, uzwiki, uzwikiquote, vecwiki, vecwikisource, vepwiki, vewiki, viwiki, viwikiquote, viwikisource, viwikivoyage, vlswiki, vowiki, vowikiquote, warwiki, wawiki, wikidatawiki, wowiki, wowikiquote, wuuwiki, xalwiki, xhwiki, xmfwiki, yiwiki, yiwikisource, yowiki, zawiki, zawikiquote, zeawiki, zh_classicalwiki, zh_min_nanwiki, zh_min_nanwikiquote, zh_min_nanwikisource, zh_yuewiki, zhwiki, zhwikinews, zhwikiquote, zhwikisource, zhwikivoyage, zuwiki; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
titles: The title of the corresponding page Use together with 'sites', but only give one site for several titles or several sites for one title.; Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
redirects: Whether redirects shall be resolved. If set to "no", redirects will be treated like deleted entities.; One of the following values: yes, no; Default: yes
props: The names of the properties to get back from each entity. Will be further filtered by any languages given.; Values (separate with |): info, sitelinks, sitelinks/urls, aliases, labels, descriptions, claims, datatype; Default: info|sitelinks|aliases|labels|descriptions|claims|datatype
languages: By default the internationalized values are returned in all available languages. This parameter allows filtering these down to one or more languages by providing one or more language codes.; Values (separate with |): 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; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
languagefallback: Apply language fallback for languages defined in the "languages" parameter, with the current context of API call.; Type: boolean (details)
normalize: Try to normalize the page title against the client site. This only works if exactly one site and one page have been given.; Type: boolean (details)
sitefilter: Filter sitelinks in entities to those with these site IDs.; Values (separate with |): aawiki, abwiki, acewiki, adywiki, afwiki, afwikiquote, akwiki, alswiki, alswikiquote, amwiki, amwikiquote, angwiki, angwikiquote, angwikisource, anwiki, arcwiki, arwiki, arwikinews, arwikiquote, arwikisource, arzwiki, astwiki, astwikiquote, aswiki, aswikisource, avwiki, aywiki, azbwiki, azwiki, azwikiquote, azwikisource, barwiki, bat_smgwiki, bawiki, bclwiki, be_x_oldwiki, bewiki, bewikiquote, bewikisource, bgwiki, bgwikinews, bgwikiquote, bgwikisource, bhwiki, biwiki, bjnwiki, bmwiki, bmwikiquote, bnwiki, bnwikisource, bowiki, bpywiki, brwiki, brwikiquote, brwikisource, bswiki, bswikinews, bswikiquote, bswikisource, bugwiki, bxrwiki, cawiki, cawikinews, cawikiquote, cawikisource, cbk_zamwiki, cdowiki, cebwiki, cewiki, chowiki, chrwiki, chwiki, chywiki, ckbwiki, commonswiki, cowiki, cowikiquote, crhwiki, crwiki, crwikiquote, csbwiki, cswiki, cswikinews, cswikiquote, cswikisource, cuwiki, cvwiki, cywiki, cywikiquote, cywikisource, dawiki, dawikiquote, dawikisource, dewiki, dewikinews, dewikiquote, dewikisource, dewikivoyage, diqwiki, dsbwiki, dvwiki, dzwiki, eewiki, elwiki, elwikinews, elwikiquote, elwikisource, elwikivoyage, emlwiki, enwiki, enwikinews, enwikiquote, enwikisource, enwikivoyage, eowiki, eowikinews, eowikiquote, eowikisource, eswiki, eswikinews, eswikiquote, eswikisource, eswikivoyage, etwiki, etwikiquote, etwikisource, euwiki, euwikiquote, extwiki, fawiki, fawikinews, fawikiquote, fawikisource, fawikivoyage, ffwiki, fiu_vrowiki, fiwiki, fiwikinews, fiwikiquote, fiwikisource, fjwiki, fowiki, fowikisource, frpwiki, frrwiki, frwiki, frwikinews, frwikiquote, frwikisource, frwikivoyage, furwiki, fywiki, gagwiki, ganwiki, gawiki, gawikiquote, gdwiki, glkwiki, glwiki, glwikiquote, glwikisource, gnwiki, gomwiki, gotwiki, guwiki, guwikiquote, guwikisource, gvwiki, hakwiki, hawiki, hawwiki, hewiki, hewikinews, hewikiquote, hewikisource, hewikivoyage, hifwiki, hiwiki, hiwikiquote, howiki, hrwiki, hrwikiquote, hrwikisource, hsbwiki, htwiki, htwikisource, huwiki, huwikinews, huwikiquote, huwikisource, hywiki, hywikiquote, hywikisource, hzwiki, iawiki, idwiki, idwikiquote, idwikisource, iewiki, igwiki, iiwiki, ikwiki, ilowiki, iowiki, iswiki, iswikiquote, iswikisource, itwiki, itwikinews, itwikiquote, itwikisource, itwikivoyage, iuwiki, jamwiki, jawiki, jawikinews, jawikiquote, jawikisource, jbowiki, jvwiki, kaawiki, kabwiki, kawiki, kawikiquote, kbdwiki, kgwiki, kiwiki, kjwiki, kkwiki, kkwikiquote, klwiki, kmwiki, knwiki, knwikiquote, knwikisource, koiwiki, kowiki, kowikinews, kowikiquote, kowikisource, krcwiki, krwiki, krwikiquote, kshwiki, kswiki, kswikiquote, kuwiki, kuwikiquote, kvwiki, kwwiki, kwwikiquote, kywiki, kywikiquote, ladwiki, lawiki, lawikiquote, lawikisource, lbewiki, lbwiki, lbwikiquote, lezwiki, lgwiki, lijwiki, liwiki, liwikiquote, liwikisource, lmowiki, lnwiki, lowiki, lrcwiki, ltgwiki, ltwiki, ltwikiquote, ltwikisource, lvwiki, maiwiki, map_bmswiki, mdfwiki, mgwiki, mhrwiki, mhwiki, minwiki, miwiki, mkwiki, mkwikisource, mlwiki, mlwikiquote, mlwikisource, mnwiki, mowiki, mrjwiki, mrwiki, mrwikiquote, mrwikisource, mswiki, mtwiki, muswiki, mwlwiki, myvwiki, mywiki, mznwiki, nahwiki, napwiki, nawiki, nawikiquote, nds_nlwiki, ndswiki, ndswikiquote, newiki, newwiki, ngwiki, nlwiki, nlwikinews, nlwikiquote, nlwikisource, nlwikivoyage, nnwiki, nnwikiquote, novwiki, nowiki, nowikinews, nowikiquote, nowikisource, nrmwiki, nsowiki, nvwiki, nywiki, ocwiki, omwiki, orwiki, orwikisource, oswiki, pagwiki, pamwiki, papwiki, pawiki, pcdwiki, pdcwiki, pflwiki, pihwiki, piwiki, plwiki, plwikinews, plwikiquote, plwikisource, plwikivoyage, pmswiki, pnbwiki, pntwiki, pswiki, ptwiki, ptwikinews, ptwikiquote, ptwikisource, ptwikivoyage, quwiki, quwikiquote, rmwiki, rmywiki, rnwiki, roa_rupwiki, roa_tarawiki, rowiki, rowikinews, rowikiquote, rowikisource, rowikivoyage, ruewiki, ruwiki, ruwikinews, ruwikiquote, ruwikisource, ruwikivoyage, rwwiki, sahwiki, sahwikisource, sawiki, sawikiquote, sawikisource, scnwiki, scowiki, scwiki, sdwiki, sdwikinews, sewiki, sgwiki, shwiki, simplewiki, simplewikiquote, siwiki, skwiki, skwikiquote, skwikisource, slwiki, slwikiquote, slwikisource, smwiki, snwiki, sowiki, sqwiki, sqwikinews, sqwikiquote, srnwiki, srwiki, srwikinews, srwikiquote, srwikisource, sswiki, stqwiki, stwiki, suwiki, suwikiquote, svwiki, svwikinews, svwikiquote, svwikisource, svwikivoyage, swwiki, szlwiki, tawiki, tawikinews, tawikiquote, tawikisource, tetwiki, tewiki, tewikiquote, tewikisource, tgwiki, thwiki, thwikinews, thwikiquote, thwikisource, tiwiki, tkwiki, tkwikiquote, tlwiki, tnwiki, towiki, tpiwiki, trwiki, trwikinews, trwikiquote, trwikisource, tswiki, ttwiki, ttwikiquote, tumwiki, twwiki, tyvwiki, tywiki, udmwiki, ugwiki, ugwikiquote, ukwiki, ukwikinews, ukwikiquote, ukwikisource, ukwikivoyage, urwiki, urwikiquote, uzwiki, uzwikiquote, vecwiki, vecwikisource, vepwiki, vewiki, viwiki, viwikiquote, viwikisource, viwikivoyage, vlswiki, vowiki, vowikiquote, warwiki, wawiki, wikidatawiki, wowiki, wowikiquote, wuuwiki, xalwiki, xhwiki, xmfwiki, yiwiki, yiwikisource, yowiki, zawiki, zawikiquote, zeawiki, zh_classicalwiki, zh_min_nanwiki, zh_min_nanwikiquote, zh_min_nanwikisource, zh_yuewiki, zhwiki, zhwikinews, zhwikiquote, zhwikisource, zhwikivoyage, zuwiki; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).

Examples:

Get entities with ID Q42 with all available attributes in all available languages: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42 [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID P17 with all available attributes in all available languages: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=P17 [open in sandbox]
Get entities with IDs Q42 and P17 with all available attributes in all available languages: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42|P17 [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID Q42 with all available attributes in English language: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&languages=en [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID Q42 with all available attributes in any possible fallback language for the ii language: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&languages=ii&languagefallback= [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID Q42 showing all labels in all available languages: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&props=labels [open in sandbox]
Get entities with IDs P17 and P3 showing only datatypes: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=P17|P3&props=datatype [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID Q42 showing all aliases in English language: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&props=aliases&languages=en [open in sandbox]
Get entities with IDs Q1 and Q42 showing descriptions in English, German and French languages: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q1|Q42&props=descriptions&languages=en|de|fr [open in sandbox]
Get the item for page "Berlin" on the site "enwiki", with language attributes in English language: api.php?action=wbgetentities&sites=enwiki&titles=Berlin&languages=en [open in sandbox]
Get the item for page "Berlin" on the site "enwiki" after normalizing the title from "berlin": api.php?action=wbgetentities&sites=enwiki&titles=berlin&normalize= [open in sandbox]
Get the sitelinks for item Q42: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&props=sitelinks [open in sandbox]
Get entities with ID Q42 showing only sitelinks from enwiki: api.php?action=wbgetentities&ids=Q42&sitefilter=enwiki [open in sandbox]