Wikidata:For developers

Wikidata For Developers

Welcome to Wikidata's developer portal. Here you will find the information you need to build applications and services using Wikidata's data.

Wikidata's immense collection of data about the world is surprisingly easy to harness. Above and beyond its many millions of Items, Wikidata consolidates countless links to other data stores, sites and catalogs and is packed with confirming references. That constitutes a sizable proportion of everything humans know -- and it's all available for free reuse under CC0 (public domain) licensing.

As a knowledge graph, Wikidata offers its information in a structured form that can be easily queried and presented in multiple languages. Of course, Wikidata is also closely allied with the world's highest quality encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Best of all, it's powered by an enthusiastic and active community, which means anyone can contribute to Wikidata -- including you.

Resources - Start here! In the Resources section you will find useful resources to get you started using data from Wikidata in your application or service.

FAQ In the FAQ you will find answers to frequently asked questions.

Data access Discover the many methods of data access that Wikidata offers you.

Showcase The Showcase section has a collection of existing applications and services using data from Wikidata to give you inspiration.

Best practices Best practices provides you with an overview of best practices to follow when using data from Wikidata.

Getting support Getting Support lists places where you can get support if you run into issues using data from Wikidata.