Fandom

Fandom MediaWiki Action API

The standard MediaWiki Action API served at /api.php on every Fandom wiki subdomain (e.g. community.fandom.com, starwars.fandom.com). Provides read/write access via 120 action modules including query, parse, edit, upload, opensearch, login/clientlogin, and Fandom-specific extensions (createnewwiki, savetheme, getmap, infobox, embedvideo). Self-documenting via action=help and action=paraminfo. Running MediaWiki 1.43.9.

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Documentation

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APIReference
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fandom/refs/heads/main/authentication/fandom-authentication.yml

Other Resources

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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fandom/refs/heads/main/conventions/fandom-conventions.yml
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fandom/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Fandom MediaWiki Action API
description: The standard MediaWiki Action API served at /api.php on every Fandom wiki subdomain (e.g.
  community.fandom.com, starwars.fandom.com). Provides read/write access via 120 action modules including
  query, parse, edit, upload, opensearch, login/clientlogin, and Fandom-specific extensions (createnewwiki,
  savetheme, getmap, infobox, embedvideo). Self-documenting via action=help and action=paraminfo. Running
  MediaWiki 1.43.9.
humanURL: https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:API
baseURL: https://community.fandom.com/api.php
tags:
- Wiki
- MediaWiki
- Content
- Search
properties:
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/fandom-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/fandom-conventions.yml