Wikimedia

Wikimedia Page content API

page content in different formats

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
News & Publishing AE-170.60

Operations 14

GET /page/ List page-related API entry points #
GET /page/title/{title} Get revision metadata for a title #
GET /page/title/{title}/{revision} Get revision metadata for a title #
GET /page/html/{title} Get latest HTML for a title #
GET /page/html/{title}/{revision} Get HTML for a specific title/revision & optionally timeuuid #
GET /page/lint/{title} Get the linter errors for a specific title/revision #
GET /page/lint/{title}/{revision} Get the linter errors for a specific title/revision #
GET /page/summary/{title} Get basic metadata and simplified article introduction #
GET /page/media-list/{title} Get list of media files used on a page #
GET /page/media-list/{title}/{revision} Get list of media files used on a page #
GET /page/mobile-html/{title} Get page content HTML optimized for mobile consumption #
GET /page/mobile-html/{title}/{revision} Get page content HTML optimized for mobile consumption #
GET /page/mobile-html-offline-resources/{title} Get styles and scripts for offline consumption of mobile-html-formatted pages #
GET /page/mobile-html-offline-resources/{title}/{revision} Get styles and scripts for offline consumption of mobile-html-formatted pages #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/rate-limits/mediawiki-action-api.yml
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Documentation
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_REST_API
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/rate-limits/wikimedia-rest-api.yml
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Documentation
https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/rate-limits/wikimedia-enterprise-api.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/openapi/wikimedia-page-content-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/json-schema/wikimedia-summary-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/json-schema/wikimedia-media-list-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/json-schema/wikimedia-listing-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/json-schema/wikimedia-revision-schema.json

Other Resources

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Etiquette
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Etiquette
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Pricing
https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/pricing/
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Plans
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/plans/wikimedia-enterprise.yml
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FinOps
https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/finops/wikimedia-enterprise.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

wikimedia-page-content-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Wikimedia REST Page content API
  description: 'This API provides cacheable and straightforward access to Wikimedia content and data, in machine-readable formats.

    ### Global Rules

    - Limit your clients to no more than 200 requests/s to this API.

    Each API endpoint''s documentation may detail more specific usage limits.

    - Set a unique `User-Agent` or `Api-User-Agent` header that

    allows us to contact you quickly. Email addresses or URLs

    of contact pages work well.


    By using this API, you agree to Wikimedia''s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise specified in the endpoint documentation below, content accessed via this API is licensed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL licenses, and you irrevocably agree to release modifications or additions made through this API under these licenses. Check the Wikimedia REST API documentation for background and details.

    ### Endpoint documentation

    Please consult each endpoint''s documentation for details on:

    - Licensing information for the specific type of content

    and data served via the endpoint.

    - Stability markers to inform you about development status and

    change policy, according to

    our API version policy.

    - Endpoint specific usage limits.'
  termsOfService: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
  contact:
    name: the Wikimedia Services team
    url: http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_REST_API
  license:
    name: Apache2
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: /api/rest_v1
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/wikimedia/openapi/wikimedia-page-content-api-openapi.yml