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action=wbcreateclaim

(main | wbcreateclaim)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: WikibaseClient
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Creates Wikibase claims.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

entity: ID of the entity the claim is being added to; This parameter is required.
snaktype: The type of the snak; This parameter is required.; One of the following values: novalue, somevalue, value
property: ID of the snaks property; This parameter is required.
value: Value of the snak when creating a claim with a snak that has a value
summary: Summary for the edit. Will be prepended by an automatically generated comment. The length limit of the autocomment together with the summary is 260 characters. Be aware that everything above that limit will be cut off.
tags: Change tags to apply to the revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.
baserevid: The numeric identifier for the revision to base the modification on. This is used for detecting conflicts during save.; Type: integer
bot: Mark this edit as bot. This URL flag will only be respected if the user belongs to the group "Bots".; Type: boolean (details)
returnto: Page title. If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to the given page, instead of the page that was edited.; Type: page title; Accepts non-existent pages.
returntoquery: URL query parameters (with leading ?). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given query parameters.; Default: (empty)
returntoanchor: URL fragment (with leading #). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given fragment.; Default: (empty)

Examples:

Creates a claim for item Q999999998 of property P9001 with a "no value" snak.: api.php?action=wbcreateclaim&entity=Q999999998&property=P9001&snaktype=novalue [open in sandbox]
Creates a claim for item Q999999998 of property P9002 with string value "itsastring": api.php?action=wbcreateclaim&entity=Q999999998&property=P9002&snaktype=value&value="itsastring" [open in sandbox]
Creates a claim for item Q999999998 of property P9003 with a value of item Q1: api.php?action=wbcreateclaim&entity=Q999999998&property=P9003&snaktype=value&value={"entity-type":"item","numeric-id":1} [open in sandbox]
Creates a claim for item Q999999998 of property P9004 with a coordinate snak value: api.php?action=wbcreateclaim&entity=Q999999998&property=P9004&snaktype=value&value={"latitude":40.748433,"longitude":-73.985656,"globe":"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2","precision":0.000001} [open in sandbox]