`query`

Pack: wikidata-sparql · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikidata-sparql/mcp

Run a SPARQL query against the Wikidata Query Service. Returns JSON bindings by default.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`sparql`	string	yes	SPARQL query text
`format`	string	no	json (default) \| xml \| csv \| tsv \| text/html

Example call

Arguments

{
  "sparql": "SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 . SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language \"en\" } } LIMIT 10"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikidata-sparql/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"query","arguments":{"sparql":"SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 . SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language \"en\" } } LIMIT 10"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('query', {
  "sparql": "SELECT ?item ?itemLabel WHERE { ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q5 . SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language \"en\" } } LIMIT 10"
});

More examples

{
  "sparql": "SELECT ?country ?countryLabel ?population WHERE { ?country wdt:P31 wd:Q3624078 . ?country wdt:P1082 ?population . SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language \"en\" } } ORDER BY DESC(?population)",
  "format": "csv"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "head": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "vars": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "description": "Variable names in query results"
            }
          }
        },
        "results": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "bindings": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "additionalProperties": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "type": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "value": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              "description": "Query result bindings"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "JSON format SPARQL results"
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "format": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Response format (xml, csv, tsv, or text/html)"
        },
        "body": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Raw response body"
        }
      },
      "description": "Non-JSON format response"
    }
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wikidata-sparql": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wikidata-sparql/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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