qid_from_name: QID from label name

In WikidataR: Read-Write API Client Library for Wikidata

Description

simple converter from label names to QIDs (for items in wikidata). Essentially a simplification of find_item

Usage

qid_from_name(name = "Thomas Shafee", limit = 100, format = "vector")

Arguments

name	name labels submitted as strings
limit	if multiple QIDs match each submitted name, how many to return
format	output format ('vector' to return a simple vector, or 'list' to return a nested list)

Value

vector of QIDs corresponding to names submitted. Note: some names may return multiple QIDs.

WikidataR documentation built on Nov. 16, 2021, 5:07 p.m.