Wikidata:Property proposal/WhatsApp channel
WhatsApp channel edit
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Authority control
| Description | item's channel on WhatsApp |
|---|---|
| Represents | WhatsApp (Q1049511) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Example 1 | The Straits Times (Q498921) → 0029VZzIPtoFXUuS8frj520t (linked from official website [1]) |
| Example 2 | CNA (TV News) (Q40238) → 0029VZzLRrhC6Zvj21eniB12 (linked from official website [2]) |
| Example 3 | Ukraine (Q212) → 0029VZzb5gV77qVXJHJHaK1S (linked from verified Instagram account [3]) |
| See also | Discord invite ID (P9078) & Telegram username (P3789) |
Motivation edit
Similar to Telegram channel. This feature currently available in 9 countries and will expand to other countries. Hddty (talk) 06:12, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
- Are you gonna tell us what coutries? Trade (talk) 22:24, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
- It's global now according to WhatsApp website: [4]. Hddty (talk) 17:39, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Discussion edit
Support Could a regular expression be added for the format of the identifier? --Dhx1 (talk}) 03:48, 5 October 2023 (UTC)- Support Back ache (talk) 12:49, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- Support, an important property for the connectivity of Wikidata.--Arbnos (talk) 22:34, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support So far every channel I've came across matches the 0029V[a-zA-Z0-9]{19} pattern, but I'm not actually sure how consistent this is. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Konstantina07 (talk) 23:58, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support It must be. Currently, most encyclopedic individuals and legal entities have a Whatsapp page.--Samral (talk) 17:53, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Hddty, Dhx1, Back ache, Arbnos, Lewis Hulbert, KonstantinaG07 and @Samral
Done: WhatsApp channel ID (P12542). Additionally, I have created a Mix'n'Match catalog. Whatsapp channels are retrieved via a third-party website wchannels.me. The website of course does not have all possible channels, but 550+ is already a good start. Also keep in mind that not all of these channels are notable. Regards Kirilloparma (talk) 19:15, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
