Search Wikidata by name; returns candidate Q-ids with descriptions and instance-...

{ "method": "GET", "queryParams": { "limit": 5, "q": "Mercury" }, "type": "http" }

{ "example": { "ambiguous": true, "asOf": "2026-10-11T08:43:27.782Z", "attribution": "Data: Wikidata, CC0 1.0 public domain dedication (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing).", "degraded": false, "disclaimer": "Screening signal computed from the named public source. Not financial, legal or investment advice; provided as is. Verify at the source before acting.", "language": "en", "notChecked": [ "ranking by popularity (results follow Wikidata's text-match order)", "entities with no label or alias in the chosen language", "…1 more" ], "query": "Mercury", "reasons": [ "More than one entity has this exact label: choose by description and instanceOf, then pass the Q-id to other endpoints.", "Instance-of hints come from a tiny Query Service lookup and may be absent." ], "results": [ { "description": "automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company", "id": "Q613883", "instanceOf": [ "trademark", "division", "…1 more" ], "label": "Mercury", "matchedOn": { "text": "Mercury", "type": "label" }, "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613883" }, { "description": "commune in Savoie, France", "id": "Q1231263", "instanceOf": [ "commune of France" ], "label": "Mercury", "matchedOn": { "text": "Mercury", "type": "label" }, "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1231263" } ], "source": "Wikidata (CC0)", "sourceUrl": "https://www.wikidata.org", "summary": "4 Wikidata entities are named \"Mercury\"; top candidates: Q613883 (automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company); Q1231263 (commune in Savoie, France); Q308 (first planet from the Solar System and small…", "verdict": "AMBIGUOUS" }, "type": "json" }