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An example of looking up Pizza in Wikidata, to see the equivalent entities on other Wikipedias using the wggetentities call in the Wikidata API http://wikidata.org/w/api.php. The use of python as a filter on the end of curl is just to pretty print the JSON. You can obviously leave it off if you don't have Python available. In response to https:/…
curl "https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbgetentities&sites=itwiki&titles=Pizza&format=json" | python -mjson.tool
{
"entities": {
"q177": {
"descriptions": {
"de": {
"language": "de",
"value": "Gericht"
},
"en": {
"language": "en",
"value": "Italian dish made of oven-baked bread with various toppings"
},
"es": {
"language": "es",
"value": "pan plano horneado, original de la cocina napolitana"
},
"fr": {
"language": "fr",
"value": "Plat d'origine italienne"
},
"it": {
"language": "it",
"value": "Prodotto gastronomico"
},
"ko": {
"language": "ko",
"value": "\ubc00\uac00\ub8e8 \ubc18\uc8fd \uc704\uc5d0 \ud1a0\ub9c8\ud1a0 \uc18c\uc2a4, \ubaa8\ucc28\ub810\ub77c \uce58\uc988\ub97c \uc5b9\uc5b4\uc11c \ub465\uae00\uace0 \ub0a9\uc791\ud55c \ud615\ud0dc\ub85c \uad6c\uc6b4 \ube75"
},
"nb": {
"language": "nb",
"value": "matrett"
},
"ru": {
"language": "ru",
"value": "\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u044f\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0431\u043b\u044e\u0434\u043e"
}
},
"id": "q177",
"labels": {
"af": {
"language": "af",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ang": {
"language": "ang",
"value": "Piza"
},
"ar": {
"language": "ar",
"value": "\u0628\u064a\u062a\u0632\u0627"
},
"az": {
"language": "az",
"value": "Pitsa"
},
"bar": {
"language": "bar",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"bat-smg": {
"language": "bat-smg",
"value": "P\u0117ca"
},
"be": {
"language": "be",
"value": "\u041f\u0456\u0446\u0430"
},
"bg": {
"language": "bg",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"bn": {
"language": "bn",
"value": "\u09aa\u09bf\u09ce\u099c\u09be"
},
"br": {
"language": "br",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"bs": {
"language": "bs",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ca": {
"language": "ca",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ceb": {
"language": "ceb",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"cs": {
"language": "cs",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"cy": {
"language": "cy",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"da": {
"language": "da",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"de": {
"language": "de",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"el": {
"language": "el",
"value": "\u03a0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1"
},
"en": {
"language": "en",
"value": "pizza"
},
"en-ca": {
"language": "en-ca",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"en-gb": {
"language": "en-gb",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"eo": {
"language": "eo",
"value": "Pico"
},
"es": {
"language": "es",
"value": "pizza"
},
"et": {
"language": "et",
"value": "Pitsa"
},
"eu": {
"language": "eu",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"fa": {
"language": "fa",
"value": "\u067e\u06cc\u062a\u0632\u0627"
},
"fi": {
"language": "fi",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"fr": {
"language": "fr",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ga": {
"language": "ga",
"value": "P\u00edotsa"
},
"gl": {
"language": "gl",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"he": {
"language": "he",
"value": "\u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4"
},
"hi": {
"language": "hi",
"value": "\u092a\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091c\u093e"
},
"hr": {
"language": "hr",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"hu": {
"language": "hu",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"hy": {
"language": "hy",
"value": "\u054a\u056b\u0581\u0581\u0561"
},
"id": {
"language": "id",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"is": {
"language": "is",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"it": {
"language": "it",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ja": {
"language": "ja",
"value": "\u30d4\u30b6"
},
"jv": {
"language": "jv",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ka": {
"language": "ka",
"value": "\u10de\u10d8\u10ea\u10d0"
},
"kk": {
"language": "kk",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"kn": {
"language": "kn",
"value": "\u0caa\u0cc0\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cbe"
},
"ko": {
"language": "ko",
"value": "\ud53c\uc790"
},
"ku": {
"language": "ku",
"value": "P\u00eeza"
},
"la": {
"language": "la",
"value": "Placenta Neapolitana"
},
"li": {
"language": "li",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"lt": {
"language": "lt",
"value": "Pica"
},
"lv": {
"language": "lv",
"value": "Pica"
},
"mk": {
"language": "mk",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"ml": {
"language": "ml",
"value": "\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d38"
},
"mn": {
"language": "mn",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"mr": {
"language": "mr",
"value": "\u092a\u093f\u091d\u094d\u091d\u093e"
},
"mrj": {
"language": "mrj",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"ms": {
"language": "ms",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"nap": {
"language": "nap",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"nb": {
"language": "nb",
"value": "pizza"
},
"nl": {
"language": "nl",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"nn": {
"language": "nn",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"no": {
"language": "no",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"nrm": {
"language": "nrm",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"oc": {
"language": "oc",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"pa": {
"language": "pa",
"value": "\u0a2a\u0a3f\u0a1c\u0a3c\u0a3e"
},
"pl": {
"language": "pl",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"pnb": {
"language": "pnb",
"value": "\u067e\u06cc\u0632\u0627"
},
"pnt": {
"language": "pnt",
"value": "\u03a0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1"
},
"pt": {
"language": "pt",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ro": {
"language": "ro",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ru": {
"language": "ru",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"sah": {
"language": "sah",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"scn": {
"language": "scn",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"simple": {
"language": "simple",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"sk": {
"language": "sk",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"sl": {
"language": "sl",
"value": "Pica"
},
"sr": {
"language": "sr",
"value": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"sv": {
"language": "sv",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"szl": {
"language": "szl",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"ta": {
"language": "ta",
"value": "\u0baa\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbe"
},
"th": {
"language": "th",
"value": "\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e0b\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32"
},
"tr": {
"language": "tr",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"uk": {
"language": "uk",
"value": "\u041f\u0456\u0446\u0430"
},
"vep": {
"language": "vep",
"value": "Picc"
},
"vi": {
"language": "vi",
"value": "Pizza"
},
"yi": {
"language": "yi",
"value": "\u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d0"
},
"zh": {
"language": "zh",
"value": "\u6bd4\u8428\u997c"
},
"zh-cn": {
"language": "zh-cn",
"value": "\u6bd4\u8428\u997c"
},
"zh-hans": {
"language": "zh-hans",
"value": "\u6bd4\u8428\u997c"
},
"zh-hant": {
"language": "zh-hant",
"value": "\u6bd4\u8428\u997c"
}
},
"lastrevid": 554451,
"modified": "2012-11-23T21:00:02Z",
"ns": 0,
"pageid": 316,
"sitelinks": {
"afwiki": {
"site": "afwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"angwiki": {
"site": "angwiki",
"title": "Piza"
},
"arwiki": {
"site": "arwiki",
"title": "\u0628\u064a\u062a\u0632\u0627"
},
"azwiki": {
"site": "azwiki",
"title": "Pitsa"
},
"barwiki": {
"site": "barwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"bat_smgwiki": {
"site": "bat_smgwiki",
"title": "P\u0117ca"
},
"bewiki": {
"site": "bewiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0456\u0446\u0430"
},
"bgwiki": {
"site": "bgwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"bnwiki": {
"site": "bnwiki",
"title": "\u09aa\u09bf\u09ce\u099c\u09be"
},
"brwiki": {
"site": "brwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"bswiki": {
"site": "bswiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"cawiki": {
"site": "cawiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"cebwiki": {
"site": "cebwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"cswiki": {
"site": "cswiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"cywiki": {
"site": "cywiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"dawiki": {
"site": "dawiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"dewiki": {
"site": "dewiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"elwiki": {
"site": "elwiki",
"title": "\u03a0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1"
},
"enwiki": {
"site": "enwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"eowiki": {
"site": "eowiki",
"title": "Pico"
},
"eswiki": {
"site": "eswiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"etwiki": {
"site": "etwiki",
"title": "Pitsa"
},
"euwiki": {
"site": "euwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"fawiki": {
"site": "fawiki",
"title": "\u067e\u06cc\u062a\u0632\u0627"
},
"fiwiki": {
"site": "fiwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"frwiki": {
"site": "frwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"gawiki": {
"site": "gawiki",
"title": "P\u00edotsa"
},
"glwiki": {
"site": "glwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"hewiki": {
"site": "hewiki",
"title": "\u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4"
},
"hiwiki": {
"site": "hiwiki",
"title": "\u092a\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091c\u093e"
},
"hrwiki": {
"site": "hrwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"huwiki": {
"site": "huwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"hywiki": {
"site": "hywiki",
"title": "\u054a\u056b\u0581\u0581\u0561"
},
"idwiki": {
"site": "idwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"iswiki": {
"site": "iswiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"itwiki": {
"site": "itwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"jawiki": {
"site": "jawiki",
"title": "\u30d4\u30b6"
},
"jvwiki": {
"site": "jvwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"kawiki": {
"site": "kawiki",
"title": "\u10de\u10d8\u10ea\u10d0"
},
"kkwiki": {
"site": "kkwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"knwiki": {
"site": "knwiki",
"title": "\u0caa\u0cc0\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0cb8\u0cbe"
},
"kowiki": {
"site": "kowiki",
"title": "\ud53c\uc790"
},
"kuwiki": {
"site": "kuwiki",
"title": "P\u00eeza"
},
"lawiki": {
"site": "lawiki",
"title": "Placenta Neapolitana"
},
"liwiki": {
"site": "liwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"ltwiki": {
"site": "ltwiki",
"title": "Pica"
},
"lvwiki": {
"site": "lvwiki",
"title": "Pica"
},
"mkwiki": {
"site": "mkwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"mlwiki": {
"site": "mlwiki",
"title": "\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d38"
},
"mnwiki": {
"site": "mnwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"mrjwiki": {
"site": "mrjwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"mrwiki": {
"site": "mrwiki",
"title": "\u092a\u093f\u091d\u094d\u091d\u093e"
},
"mswiki": {
"site": "mswiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"napwiki": {
"site": "napwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"nlwiki": {
"site": "nlwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"nnwiki": {
"site": "nnwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"nowiki": {
"site": "nowiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"nrmwiki": {
"site": "nrmwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"ocwiki": {
"site": "ocwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"pawiki": {
"site": "pawiki",
"title": "\u0a2a\u0a3f\u0a1c\u0a3c\u0a3e"
},
"plwiki": {
"site": "plwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"pnbwiki": {
"site": "pnbwiki",
"title": "\u067e\u06cc\u0632\u0627"
},
"pntwiki": {
"site": "pntwiki",
"title": "\u03a0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1"
},
"ptwiki": {
"site": "ptwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"rowiki": {
"site": "rowiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"ruwiki": {
"site": "ruwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"sahwiki": {
"site": "sahwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0446\u0430"
},
"scnwiki": {
"site": "scnwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"simplewiki": {
"site": "simplewiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"skwiki": {
"site": "skwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"slwiki": {
"site": "slwiki",
"title": "Pica"
},
"srwiki": {
"site": "srwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0438\u0446\u0430"
},
"svwiki": {
"site": "svwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"szlwiki": {
"site": "szlwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"tawiki": {
"site": "tawiki",
"title": "\u0baa\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbe"
},
"thwiki": {
"site": "thwiki",
"title": "\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e0b\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32"
},
"trwiki": {
"site": "trwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"ukwiki": {
"site": "ukwiki",
"title": "\u041f\u0456\u0446\u0430"
},
"vepwiki": {
"site": "vepwiki",
"title": "Picc"
},
"viwiki": {
"site": "viwiki",
"title": "Pizza"
},
"yiwiki": {
"site": "yiwiki",
"title": "\u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d0"
},
"zhwiki": {
"site": "zhwiki",
"title": "\u6bd4\u8428\u997c"
}
},
"title": "Q177",
"type": "item"
}
},
"success": 1
}
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ghost commented Apr 23, 2016

@skierpage is there a reliable way to get the infobox image? Using the link you give above and changing title to "Jimi+Hendrix" gives the wrong image.

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