Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
categories, types, continents, countries and regions filters, which take the values the results publish in category, type, continent, country and region. Use Filter Values to list the values each one accepts.
Once you have the IDs, you can use them to filter your search queries with an Entity query filter.
curl -X POST 'https://api.bigdata.com/v1/knowledge-graph/places' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-API-KEY: <your-api-key>' \
--data '{
"query": "Paris",
"types": ["City"]
}'
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from bigdata_client import Bigdata
import os
load_dotenv()
# Initialize the Bigdata API
username = os.environ.get("BIGDATA_USERNAME")
password = os.environ.get("BIGDATA_PASSWORD")
bigdata = Bigdata(username, password)
results = bigdata.knowledge_graph.find_places("Spain")
for place in results:
print(f"Entity ID: {place.id}")
print(f"Name: {place.name}")
print(f"Description: {place.description}\n")
{
"results": [
{
"id": "2C1E8B",
"name": "Paris",
"description": "Paris is the capital city of France, located in the Ile-de-France region.",
"category": "Location",
"type": "City",
"continent": "Europe",
"country": "FR",
"region": "Ile-de-France Region",
"alternative_name": "Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France"
},
...
],
"metadata": {
"request_id": "2a25111e-0043-4fe2-946e-668aa5af928a",
"timestamp": "2026-07-02T13:24:45.163695+00:00"
}
}
Entity ID: 986F1A
Name: Spain
Description: The Kingdom of Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Entity ID: 99ED7C
Name: Port of Spain
Description: Port of Spain, is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago, located on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad.
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