Get GND ID

get_gnd_id.py

import requests

def get_gnd_id(name: str, type: str) -> str:
    """Get the GND ID for a given name and type.

    Args:
        name (str): Name of the entity.
        type (str): Type of the entity.

    Returns:
        str: GND ID of the entity.
    """
    try:
        request = requests.get(
            "https://lobid.org/gnd/search?q=" + name + "&filter=type:" + type + "&format=json"
        )
        request_json = request.json()
        #print(json.dumps(request_json, indent=4))
        gnd_id = request_json["member"][0]["gndIdentifier"]
        
        return gnd_id
    except:
        print("No GND ID found for " + name + " of type " + type + ".")
        return None

# test it
print(get_gnd_id("Bach, Johann Sebastian", "Person"))
print(get_gnd_id("Löb, Aach", "Person"))
print(get_gnd_id("Aachen", "PlaceOrGeographicName"))
print(get_gnd_id("Komponist", "professionOrOccupation"))

This function fetches the GND Id for a person or a place with a given type.