# Issues with Wikidata reconciliation **URL:** \ **Category:** Running OpenRefine\ **Tags:** wikidata\ **Created:** [November 25, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641 "2025-11-25T09:56:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jason\_Evans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/jason_evans/32/1308_2.png) [@Jason\_Evans](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Jason_Evans)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/1 "2025-11-25T09:56:04Z")
Hi, since yesterday afternoon ive had a problem whereby Open Refine will reconcile with Wikidata, and display item previews, but will not search for a match. When i do so i just get “ Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later” Ive tried different datasets, large and small. I’m also up to date. The console is showing - “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403” I would appreciate any help. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Rory](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/rory/32/1517_2.png) [@Rory](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Rory)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/2 "2025-11-25T14:15:28Z")
Welcome to the forum! Did anything change around the time the problem started? I'm not a huge wikidata user so these suggestions may be a bit naive, but I've seen issues when people either create new accounts or are trying to edit datasets without the correct permissions. Rate limiting can also be a problem, but since this has persisted for over a day then that might not be relevant here. ---
**Author:** ![tfmorris](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/tfmorris/32/17_2.png) [@tfmorris](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/tfmorris)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/3 "2025-11-25T16:00:24Z")
> Hi, since yesterday afternoon ive had a problem whereby Open Refine will reconcile with Wikidata, and display item previews, but will not search for a match. When i do so i just get “ > Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later” [...] > The console is showing - “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403” I just noticed this problem with the Wikidata reconciliation service the other day. I've created a bug report in their issue tracker here: [https://gitlab.com/nfdi4culture/openrefine-reconciliation-services/openrefine-wikibase/-/issues/53](https://gitlab.com/nfdi4culture/openrefine-reconciliation-services/openrefine-wikibase/-/issues/53) It's a straightforward fix, but the support status of the service and the software that powers it is unclear to me. It's definitely not supported by Wikidata. Tom ---
**Author:** ![VictorSadaoAiabe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/victorsadaoaiabe/32/1769_2.png) [@VictorSadaoAiabe](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/VictorSadaoAiabe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/4 "2025-11-25T16:12:11Z")
Hello, I am having Jason’s problem since yesterday. The problem may have started around 17 GMT. Until now, I am still struggling with it, I believe no change have happened. Victor ---
**Author:** ![tfmorris](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/tfmorris/32/17_2.png) [@tfmorris](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/tfmorris)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/5 "2025-11-25T16:55:54Z")
I first noticed this a few days ago, but it very likely started at the same time as all the other Wikidata issues when, back in Aug, Wikidata tightened the restrictions on their APIs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400119](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400119) ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Evans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/jason_evans/32/1308_2.png) [@Jason\_Evans](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Jason_Evans)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/6 "2025-11-25T18:14:50Z")
Thanks Rory. No nothing changed on my end. It was a dataset I’ve been working on daily for a while and all was fine till that point. Id made no recent changes to my system either. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Evans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/jason_evans/32/1308_2.png) [@Jason\_Evans](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Jason_Evans)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/issues-with-wikidata-reconciliation/2641/7 "2025-11-26T13:31:51Z")
Quick update. Its working as normal again today. If something was changed on the Open Refine end, thank you!