extract_claims function

Extract Claims from Returned Item Data

extract claim information from data returned using get_item.

extract_claims(items, claims)

Arguments

• items: a list of one or more Wikidata items returned with get_item.
• claims: a vector of claims (in the form "P321", "P12") to look for and extract.

Returns

a list containing one sub-list for each entry in items, and (below that) the found data for each claim. In the event a claim cannot be found for an item, an NA will be returned instead.

Examples

# Get item data
adams_data <- get_item("42")
# Get claim data
claims <- extract_claims(adams_data, "P31")