Wikidata search

Wikidata search has multiple functions:

1. search an item using a label or a Qnumber
2. search a property using a p:label or a P:Pnumber
3. search items having a statement using a property/value

Search an item

Enter a label or a Qnumber.

Examples:

• WMBE
• Q18398868

Search a property

Enter a p:label or a P:Pnumber. Remark the p-prefix:

Examples:

• p:onderhouden door wikiproject
• P:P6104

Search items having statements

Enter the statement query in numeric format:

Simple examples:

• P6104=Q135926619 (project Literair Gent)
• P2679=Q2602433 (foreword by Michiel Hendryckx)
• P742=Will Tura (pseudoniem)

Tip: you can append other keywords to refine the search:

• P6104=Q135926619 prijs (with a prize)

Complex examples – you can combine multiple statements:

• P6104=Q135926619 P21=Q6581072 (women)
• P6104=Q135926619 P20=Q1296 (deceased in Ghent)
• P6104=Q135926619 P119=Q5395397 (buried at Campo Santo)
• P6104=Q135926619 P119=Q5395397 striptekenaar (same as cartoonist)
• P6104=Q135926619 P20=Q1296 P119=Q5395397 (died in Ghent and buried at Campo Santo)

Pywikibot API

The same queries can be programmed using the Pywikibot API.

See also

• Wikidata Query
• Structured Data on Commons