Wikimedia

MediaWiki REST API

The MediaWiki REST API provides a modern RESTful interface for reading and writing wiki content including pages, revisions, file metadata, search, and content transformation between wikitext and HTML. Available on Wikipedia and all Wikimedia projects at the /rest.php endpoint.

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Documentation
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wikimedia/refs/heads/main//rate-limits/mediawiki-rest-api.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: MediaWiki REST API
description: The MediaWiki REST API provides a modern RESTful interface for reading and writing wiki content
  including pages, revisions, file metadata, search, and content transformation between wikitext and HTML.
  Available on Wikipedia and all Wikimedia projects at the /rest.php endpoint.
image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wikimedia-logo.svg/240px-Wikimedia-logo.svg.png
humanURL: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API
baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/rest.php/v1
tags:
- Wikipedia
- Pages
- Search
- Revisions
- Media
- Transforms
tags_raw:
- Wikipedia
- Pages
- Search
- Revisions
- Media
- Transform
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference
- type: RateLimits
  url: /rate-limits/mediawiki-rest-api.yml
contact:
- FN: Wikimedia Developer Relations
  url: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_advocacy