https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Welcome to the API Portal! This site is currently in development. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference The Wikimedia API is a RESTful API that accepts versioned, namespaced URLs, uses standard HTTP methods and response codes, and returns JSON-formatted responses. URL structurehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference#URL_structure Response codeshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference#Response_codes https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed Many Wikipedias include daily featured articles and other curated content on their homepages. Feed endpoints let you access this content programmatically and add high-quality, multilingual knowledge to your apps. Language supporthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#Language_support Daily featured articlehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#Daily_featured_article In the newshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#In_the_news On this day in historyhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#On_this_day_in_history Daily featured imagehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#Daily_featured_image Most read articleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed#Most_read_articles https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core Core endpoints help you discover and interact with free knowledge from across Wikimedia projects. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search Discover articles on Wikipedia, media files on Wikimedia Commons, and more using search endpoints. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content Searches wiki pages for the given search terms, and returns matching pages. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_content#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_result_object The search result object represents a wiki page matching the requested search. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_result_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_result_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content Returns featured content from Wikipedia for a given date. Depending on language availability, the response can include the daily featured article, featured image or media file, list of most read articles, latest news stories, and events from that day in history. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#Responses Response schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/Featured_content#Response_schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day Returns events that occurred on a given date in history, including notable historical events, international holidays, and births and deaths of notable people. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#Responses Response schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Feed/On_this_day#Response_schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles Searches wiki page titles, and returns pages with titles that begin with the provided search terms. You can use this endpoint as an [search that automatically suggests relevant pages by title. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Search/Search_titles#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages Read and edit wiki pages from Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects using page endpoints. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files Get freely licensed images, audio, and video with media file endpoints. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions Explore page history and compare edits with revision endpoints. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Changelog == Dashboard == Dashboardhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Changelog#Dashboard Latest updateshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Changelog#Latest_updates https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Page_object The page object represents the latest revision of a wiki page. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Page_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Page_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Language_object The language object represents a wiki page and its language. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Language_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Language_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page Creates a wiki page. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Parameters Request schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Request_schema Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Create_page#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page Edits a page based on the page's latest revision ID, or creates the page if no revision ID is given. To get the latest version of a page's source and revision ID, call the get page source endpoint. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Parameters Request schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Request_schema Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_page#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page Returns the standard page object for a wiki page, including the API route to fetch the latest content in HTML, the license, and information about the latest revision. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline Returns information about a wiki page, including the license, latest revision, and latest content in HTML. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_offline#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source Returns the content of a wiki page in the format specified by the content_model property, the license, and information about the latest revision. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_page_source#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML Returns the latest content of a wiki page in HTML. This endpoint returns content type text/html. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_HTML#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages Searches for pages with the same topic in different languages. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_languages#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files Returns information about media files used on a wiki page, up to 100 files. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_files#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/File_object The file object represents a file uploaded to a wiki. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/File_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/File_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file Returns information about a file, including links to download the file in thumbnail, preview, and original formats. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Media_files/Get_file#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Revision_object The revision object represents a change to a wiki page. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Revision_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Revision_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history Returns information about the latest revisions to a wiki page, in segments of 20 revisions, starting with the latest revision. The response includes API routes for the next oldest, next newest, and latest revision segments, letting you scroll through page history. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#Responses Response schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_page_history#Response_schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats Returns data about a page's history. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#Responses Response schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision_stats#Response_schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision Returns details for an individual revision. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Get_revision#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions Returns data that lets you display a line-by-line comparison of two revisions. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#Responses Response schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Revisions/Compare_revisions#Response_schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation Wikimedia API documentation Exploring Wikimediahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation#Exploring_Wikimedia Authenticationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation#Authentication Best practiceshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation#Best_practices https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases Daily featured content https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community Connect with the Wikimedia community by participating in free knowledge projects, contributing to open source code, and joining hackathons and events. Contribute to documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community#Contribute_to_documentation Discover more Wikimedia APIshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community#Discover_more_Wikimedia_APIs https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference Description Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Endpoint_reference#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Object_reference Description Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Object_reference#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maintainers/Templates/Object_reference#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects are free, collaborative repositories of knowledge, written and maintained by volunteers from around the world. The Wikimedia API gives you open access to add this free knowledge to your projects and apps. 1. Log in with your Wikimedia accounthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#1._Log_in_with_your_Wikimedia_account 2. Create a personal API tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#2._Create_a_personal_API_token 3. Get today’s featured articlehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#3._Get_today’s_featured_article curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#JavaScript Next stepshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#Next_steps Build an apphttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#Build_an_app Discover documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#Discover_documentation Connect with the communityhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started#Connect_with_the_community https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Wikimedia_projects Wikimedia content is organized by project and language. Each project hosts a different type of free content—encyclopedia articles on Wikipedia, dictionary entries on Wiktionary—and can be published under a different free license. Single-language projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Wikimedia_projects#Single-language_projects Multilingual projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Wikimedia_projects#Multilingual_projects https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project_and_language Transcluded page fragment: This page contains a partial table that is transcluded within the parameters table in the Core API reference docs (such as API reference/Core/Pages/Get page and API reference/Core/Media files/Get file). It uses table opening and closing syntax and table styles from those pages. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Reusing_free_content Free content is defined as any cultural work that can be freely studied, applied, copied, and modified.https://freedomdefined. 1. Check the licensehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Reusing_free_content#1._Check_the_license 2. Provide attributionhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Reusing_free_content#2._Provide_attribution 3. Indicate changeshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Reusing_free_content#3._Indicate_changes Wikipedia and Wikimedia logoshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Reusing_free_content#Wikipedia_and_Wikimedia_logos https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys The API keys dashboard lets you create and manage OAuth 2.0 credentials for use with the Wikimedia API. Create a keyhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys#Create_a_key Create app credentialshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys#Create_app_credentials Create a personal API tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys#Create_a_personal_API_token Key statushttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys#Key_status Reset secretshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Managing_API_keys#Reset_secrets https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication 🚧  Work in progress App authenticationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#App_authentication 1. Create credentialshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#1._Create_credentials 2. Get an access tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#2._Get_an_access_token 3. Authenticate your requesthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#3._Authenticate_your_request 4. Refresh tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#4._Refresh_token User authenticationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#User_authentication Choosing a redirect URIhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#Choosing_a_redirect_URI 2. Request authorizationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#2._Request_authorization 3. Get access tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#3._Get_access_token 4. Authenticate requesthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#4._Authenticate_request 5. Refresh tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#5._Refresh_token Personal API tokenshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#Personal_API_tokens 1. Create tokenhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#1._Create_token 2. Authenticate requesthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#2._Authenticate_request Troubleshootinghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Authentication#Troubleshooting https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Rate_limits 🚧  Work in progress Anonymous requestshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Rate_limits#Anonymous_requests Personal requestshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Rate_limits#Personal_requests App-authenticated requestshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Rate_limits#App-authenticated_requests User-authenticated requestshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Getting_started/Rate_limits#User-authenticated_requests https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples Search Wikipedia https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices Stability policy https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content == Getting featured content from Wikipedia with Python == Getting featured content from Wikipedia with Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content#Getting_featured_content_from_Wikipedia_with_Python Today's featured articlehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content#Today's_featured_article Today's featured imagehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content#Today's_featured_image In the newshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content#In_the_news More featured contenthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Featured_content#More_featured_content https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Search_Wikipedia Code sampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Code_samples https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Stability_policy Designed to provide long-term stability for developers, the Wikimedia API is versioned using a version number in the API path (for example: /v1/) that is applied per API namespace. Visit the changelog for the latest version of each namespace. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Security [is designed to keep secrets confidential during authentication and authorization. However, there are additional best practices that you can takes to improve the security of your app. Storing client credentialshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Security#Storing_client_credentials Using PKCE in authorization requestshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Security#Using_PKCE_in_authorization_requests https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Conditional_requests Wikimedia API endpoints support conditional GET requests using [ETag|ETags]. Making a conditional request using an ETaghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Conditional_requests#Making_a_conditional_request_using_an_ETag Making a conditional request using last-modifiedhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Conditional_requests#Making_a_conditional_request_using_last-modified https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Tools_and_bots Tools are apps and scripts that help editors maintain Wikimedia projects. They can include editing tools, browser tools, citation tools, and anti-vandalism tools. Getting started with toolshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Tools_and_bots#Getting_started_with_tools Getting started with botshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Tools_and_bots#Getting_started_with_bots Hosting for tools and botshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Best_practices/Tools_and_bots#Hosting_for_tools_and_bots https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Images_and_media == Reusing free images and media files from Wikimedia Commons with Python == Reusing free images and media files from Wikimedia Commons with Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Images_and_media#Reusing_free_images_and_media_files_from_Wikimedia_Commons_with_Python Imageshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Images_and_media#Images Videohttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Images_and_media#Video Audiohttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation/Code_samples/Images_and_media#Audio https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Featured_content_response { https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feed_article_object Transcluded page fragment: This page contains a partial table that is transcluded within the response schema table in the Feed API reference docs (API reference/Feed/Featured content and API reference/Feed/On this day). It uses table opening and closing syntax and table styles from those pages. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/On_this_day_response { https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Contributing We welcome contributions to the API Portal. If you're a developer or documentation writer and would like to contribute a code sample or tutorial, please leave a comment on the talk page. Contribute to docshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Contributing#Contribute_to_docs Contribute to codehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Contributing#Contribute_to_code https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/About The API Portal is a central place to interact with the Wikimedia API served through api.wikimedia. Contributinghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/About#Contributing Roadmaphttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/About#Roadmap https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/FAQ === Why can't I edit pages on the API Portal? === Why can't I edit pages on the API Portal?https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/FAQ#Why_can't_I_edit_pages_on_the_API_Portal? Does the API Portal show OAuth 1.0 clients?https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/FAQ#Does_the_API_Portal_show_OAuth_1.0_clients? Can I use the API Portal with a different skin?https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/FAQ#Can_I_use_the_API_Portal_with_a_different_skin? When will the API Portal be available in other languages?https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/FAQ#When_will_the_API_Portal_be_available_in_other_languages? https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Education Wikimedia projects offer a variety of open knowledge resources for teachers and students. Projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Education#Projects Documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Education#Documentation https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Travel Explore the world with free travel resources from Wikivoyage. Projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Travel#Projects Documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Travel#Documentation https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description Returns a description of a page. A page description is a short, plain-text phrase summarizing the page’s topic. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#Parameters Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Get_description#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description Edits or creates a page description. A page description is a short, plain-text phrase summarizing the page’s topic. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Parameters Request schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Request_schema Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Edit_description#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description Deletes a page description. A page description is a short, plain-text phrase summarizing the page’s topic. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#Parameters Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Core/Pages/Delete_description#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_varient_support https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accept_language | Accept-Language https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Daily_featured_content Many Wikipedias include a daily featured article and other curated content on their homepages. You can see an example of this on English Wikipedia and Hebrew Wikipedia. Projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Daily_featured_content#Projects Documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Daily_featured_content#Documentation https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Most_read_articles Wikipedia gets millions of page views every day across hundreds of languages. The Wikimedia API offers a list of the 50 most read articles per day for each Wikipedia language. Projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Most_read_articles#Projects Documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Most_read_articles#Documentation https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Current_events Many Wikipedias maintain a list of topics in today’s news with links to relevant Wikipedia articles. The Wikimedia API lets you access these topics in more than 15 languages. Projectshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Current_events#Projects Documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Use_cases/Current_events#Documentation https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Wikipedia_articles_using_Python == Searching for Wikipedia articles using Python == Searching for Wikipedia articles using Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Wikipedia_articles_using_Python#Searching_for_Wikipedia_articles_using_Python Search languageshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Wikipedia_articles_using_Python#Search_languages https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation Linking between Wikipedia articles is an important way to create connections between topics. Link recommendation endpoints help guide editors by suggesting places in an article where a link could be added. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations Get a set of possible links that can be added to improve an article on Wikipedia. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#Parameters Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_set_object The link set object represents a set of link recommendation for a particular wiki article. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_set_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_set_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_object The link object represents a single link recommendation for a particular wiki article. Examplehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_object#Example Schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Link_object#Schema https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service Service endpoints provide functionality used by Wikimedia Foundation apps and tools. https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision Given a specific page source, get a set of possible links that can be added to improve an article on Wikipedia. Exampleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Examples curlhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#curl Pythonhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Python PHPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#PHP JavaScripthttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#JavaScript Parametershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Parameters Request schemahttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Request_schema Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Headers Responseshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_reference/Service/Link_recommendation/Get_link_recommendations_for_revision#Responses https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Add_an_API Thanks for your interest in the API Portal! The API Portal is a work-in-progress project to provide a set of consistent, Wikimedia-related APIs through a central domain: api. Authentication and authorizationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Add_an_API#Authentication_and_authorization Rate limitshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Add_an_API#Rate_limits Status and documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Add_an_API#Status_and_documentation Feedback and next stepshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/Add_an_API#Feedback_and_next_steps https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines 🚧  Work in progress About the API guidelineshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#About_the_API_guidelines Terminologyhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Terminology Design principleshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Design_principles Hosting and infrastructurehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Hosting_and_infrastructure Authentication and authorizationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Authentication_and_authorization Cachinghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Caching Rate limitinghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Rate_limiting Long-running taskshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Long-running_tasks Large datasetshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Large_datasets API lifecyclehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#API_lifecycle Design phasehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Design_phase 1. Check API catalog*https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#1._Check_API_catalog* 2. Check API guidelineshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#2._Check_API_guidelines 3. Create API descriptionhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#3._Create_API_description 4. Generate reference documentationhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#4._Generate_reference_documentation 5. Get feedbackhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#5._Get_feedback Develophttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Develop 6. Develop against API descriptionhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#6._Develop_against_API_description 7. Deploy your web servicehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#7._Deploy_your_web_service 8. Add API route to the API gatewayhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#8._Add_API_route_to_the_API_gateway Deployhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Deploy Promotehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Promote Evaluatehttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Evaluate Sunsethttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Sunset REST API Guidelineshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#REST_API_Guidelines HTTPhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#HTTP Methodshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Methods Headershttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Headers Status Codeshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Status_Codes Naminghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Naming OpenAPIhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#OpenAPI Service runner / x-amples?https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Service_runner_/_x-amples? API cataloghttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#API_catalog Auto-generation via code annotationshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Auto-generation_via_code_annotations Use as communications/contract across teamshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Use_as_communications/contract_across_teams Errorshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Errors Logging/monitoringhttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Logging/monitoring Other API typeshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Other_API_types Related linkshttps://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community/API_guidelines#Related_links https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_catalog Browse all Wikimedia APIs.