wbsearchentities is a Wikibase-specific API; the normal MediaWiki search function uses a different search configuration, which you can query in the API via:
action=query&generator=search&gsrsearch=SEARCHTERM&gsrnamespace=0|120 For example: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=query&generator=search&gsrsearch=maruti&gsrnamespace=0|120&formatversion=2 Note that you need to sort the result list by the 'index' of each result (I’m not sure why the API doesn’t do that for you). Cheers, Lucas On 30.11.18 18:12, Raveesh Meena wrote: > Hi, > > The search results obtained by these two approaches are ordered > differently: > > method1: using the wikidata API > <https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=main> > https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=Maruti&language=en > > method2: search on wikidata Page > <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=&search=&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go> > https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=&search=Maruti&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go > > Intrestingly, in method2, the search suggestion drop-down list has the > same order as that of method1 (see screenshot). > > q1. How can I obtain results in the same order as that of method2 > using the wikidata API (i.e., method 1). > > q2. Which of the two ordering is in general more > "relevant/accurate/better" > > Thanks for any help/hints. > > Best regards, > Raveesh > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata
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