Wikidata Entity Search: Find QIDs, Labels & Descriptions

Search Wikidata (the knowledge graph behind Wikipedia) by name in any language and get the entity ID (QID), label, description, match text and link. Perfect for entity resolution, linking company/person names to a canonical ID and enriching datasets. Free official API, no key.

What does Wikidata Entity Search do?

Search Wikidata for people, companies, places and concepts: QID, label, description and link.

What can you use it for?

• Resolve messy company or person names to stable Wikidata IDs.
• Enrich lists with short descriptions in many languages.
• Prepare knowledge-graph and RAG datasets.
• Disambiguate names such as Apple (company) vs apple (fruit).

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	yes	-	Name to search, e.g. samsung, Albert Einstein, 서울.
language	string	no	"en"	Language code for labels and matching (en, ko, ja, ...).
type	string (item / property)	no	"item"	Items (things/people/places) or properties.
maxResults	integer	no	20	Maximum number of results.

Example input

{
  "query": "samsung",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 20
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "id": "Q20718",
  "label": "Samsung Electronics",
  "description": "South Korean multinational electronics corporation",
  "matchType": "label",
  "matchText": "Samsung Electronics",
  "conceptUri": "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20718",
  "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20718",
  "license": "Wikidata is CC0",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-26T00:40:53.131Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
id	string	"Q20718"
label	string	"Samsung Electronics"
description	string	"South Korean multinational electronics corporation"
matchType	string	"label"
matchText	string	"Samsung Electronics"
conceptUri	string	"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20718"
url	string	"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20718"
license	string	"Wikidata is CC0"
scrapedAt	string	"2026-09-26T00:40:53.131Z"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• Data is CC0. Choose the search language; results also match aliases.

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

What is a QID?

Wikidata's permanent ID, e.g. Q20718 for Samsung Electronics.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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