A number of users (especially usage via APIs) are currently using the Wikidata Query Service even though it is not the most appropriate tool for the job. One reason for this is a lack of better alternative and more specialized services. This ticket is trying to collect a number of these usecases that would be better served by other services so we can evaluate what to build next.
Patters we are seeing:
| pattern | example | possible solution |
| queries that don't need the full power of sparql but rely on the query service to get labels for linked entities in the result | getting the names for the head of government of a country | the upcoming REST API will help here |