WDQ down
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	Sophivorus
	Dec 13 2016, 1:59 PM

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The WDQ API seems down. I tested it today and some days ago, and I keep getting "504 Gateway Error". See for example https://wdq.wmflabs.org/api?q=claim[138:676555]

Workaround: instead of the deprecated service, use https://query.wikidata.org

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Sophivorus triaged this task as Unbreak Now! priority.Dec 13 2016, 1:59 PM

I thought it had been discontinued. Anyways, this should probably be reported at https://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikidataquery

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@Esc3300 Thanks, I created an issue there. By the way, what is the recommended way to do complex WikiData API queries? https://query.wikidata.org/ doesn't seem to be able to return JSON data. Should I use plain old https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php ?

There is a "download" "as JSON"-option (bottom right corner).

For complex queries, personally, I think it works better. We haven't quite managed to replace it for simple but bulky queries.