# Recent Changes Event Stream

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/event-stream/  
**Provider:** Wikidata — https://apis.io/providers/wikidata/  
**Base URL:** https://stream.wikimedia.org/v2/stream  
**Documentation:** https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event_Platform/EventStreams

Recent Changes Event Stream is one of 9 APIs that [Wikidata](https://apis.io/providers/wikidata/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Event Streaming, Real-Time, Server-Sent Events, and Change Detection. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Wikimedia Event Stream provides real-time Server-Sent Events (SSE) for Wikidata changes, revision creations, and page events. Available at stream.wikimedia.org. Ideal for monitoring Wikidata edits in near-real-time.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event_Platform/EventStreams

## Other Wikidata APIs (8)

- [MediaWiki Action API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/mediawiki-action-api/)
- [SPARQL Query Service](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/sparql-query-service/)
- [Linked Data Interface](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/linked-data-interface/)
- [Wikidata Descriptions API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/wikidata-descriptions-api/)
- [Wikidata Items API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/wikidata-items-api/)
- [Wikidata Labels API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/wikidata-labels-api/)
- [Wikidata Properties API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/wikidata-properties-api/)
- [Wikidata Statements API](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/wikidata-statements-api/)

## Tags

Event Streaming, Real-Time, Server-Sent Events, Change Detection

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/wikidata/event-stream/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/wikidata/.