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title: "Comment by Tom W on \"How to Convert Strings to Wikidata QIDs\" | Hashnode"
description: "Thanks for this! It would be useful to indicate whether the search term is unique. For example, \"Abercorn\" is the name for at least nine Wikidata entries, but y"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-convert-strings-to-wikidata-qids/6901bd4fffc6d739503bf932/comment/691b5a776f5b4dc8cc3a6de9"
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Comment [How to Convert Strings to Wikidata QIDs](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-convert-strings-to-wikidata-qids/6901bd4fffc6d739503bf932)

[Tom W](https://hashnode.com/@TomW)

[Nov 17, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-convert-strings-to-wikidata-qids/6901bd4fffc6d739503bf932/comment/691b5a776f5b4dc8cc3a6de9)

Thanks for this! It would be useful to indicate whether the search term is unique. For example, "Abercorn" is the name for at least nine Wikidata entries, but your tool just returns the first.