$smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint
Description	Sets the endpoint for updating the SPARQL database
Default setting	http://localhost:8080/update/
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.6.0
Until version	7.0.0
Configuration	Store settings
Keyword	sparqlstore · store · rdf · sparql

$smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint is a configuration parameter that is used to set the endpoint (service URL) for updating (SPARQL update queries) the semantic update store (SPARQL database). The parameter was introduced in Semantic MediaWiki 1.6.0Released on 30 July 2011 and compatible with MW 1.15.x - 1.18.x..

No longer functional as of Semantic MediaWiki 7.0.0Released on 4 June 2026 and compatible with MW 1.43.x - 1.46.x.. The runtime shim that automatically translated $smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint to its replacement has been removed, so this setting is now silently ignored. Migrate to configuration parameter $smwgSparqlEndpointNo description was provided. (key 'update') in "LocalSettings.php".1

Default setting

$smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint = 'http://localhost:8080/update/';

This means that localhost is used as query location.

Changing the default setting

To modify the setting to this configuration parameter, add one of the following lines to your "LocalSettings.php" file:

Defining a different update endpoint

$smwgSparqlQueryEndpoint = 'https://localhost:8080/update/';

Disable the update endpoint

$smwgSparqlUpdateEndpoint = '';

This setting may be omitted if SPARQL update is not supported. This however will lead to reduced functionality, e.g. writing to the SPARQL database will not work if "Update" is not available.

See also

• Help page on Using SPARQL and RDF stores
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgDefaultStoreSets the storage backend to be used for the semantic data
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgSparqlRepositoryConnectorIdentifies a database connector that ought to be used together with the semantic data store.
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgSparqlQueryEndpointSets the endpoint for querying the SPARQL database
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgSparqlDataEndpointSets the endpoint for data on the SPARQL database
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgSparqlDefaultGraphSets the identifier (graph) of the SPARQL database