As an experienced SPARQL user I want to quickly find the actual URL of the SPARQL endpoint (https://query.wikidata.org/bigdata/namespace/wdq/sparql?query={SPARQL}) so I can use it in my regular tools instead of the web interface.
Right now the link is hidden in a long documentation page. It should be prominently linked on query.wikidata.org. Github does this nicely with the repo URLs in the web interface. Users can easily find the repo URL to then clone the repository on the command line.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support /sparql as an endpoint | operations/puppet | production | +3 -1 |
I was thinking of moving it https://query.wikidata.org/sparql - it was part of T112151 but that one got stalled, so I could just take this small part out and implement it. @Lydia_Pintscher, what do you think?
@Smalyshev I am not sure I am following completely. I take it there are two parts to it? One is making the URL more findable and another one is making it shorter/more readable?
Yes. Right now it is hard to memorize the URL even if one sees it, and it's hard to write it on the frontpage because it's so long. If it's just /sparql it is easier I think.
Change 254497 had a related patch set uploaded (by Smalyshev):
Support /sparql as an endpoint
@Lydia_Pintscher now we have /sparql, next I'll add some note to the GUI to advertise it on the homepage.