get_random function

Retrieve randomly-selected Wikidata items or properties

get_random_item and get_random_property allow you to retrieve the data associated with randomly-selected Wikidata items and properties, respectively. As with other WikidataR code, custom print methods are available; use str

to manipulate and see the underlying structure of the data.

get_random_item(limit = 1, ...)

get_random_property(limit = 1, ...)

Arguments

• limit: how many random items to return. 1 by default, but can be higher.
• \dots: arguments to pass to httr's GET.

Examples

## Not run:

#Random item
random_item <- get_random_item()

#Random property
random_property <- get_random_property()
## End(Not run)

See Also

get_item for selecting a specific item or property, or find_item for using search functionality to pull out item or property IDs where the descriptions or aliases match a particular search term.