Wikimedia snapshots API

Snapshot API

OpenAPI Specification

wikimedia-snapshots-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Wikimedia Enterprise API spec articles snapshots API
  description: 'OpenAPI 3.0 specification for the Metadata, On-demand, Snapshot, and Realtime Batch API(s) of WME.


    While we provide this swagger spec for quick reference, our official documentation is located on our website:


    - [Official Documentation](https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/)

    - [Data Dictionary & Schema](https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/data-dictionary/)

    '
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.enterprise.wikimedia.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: snapshots
  description: Snapshot API
  externalDocs:
    description: enterprise docs - snapshot api
    url: https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/snapshot/
paths:
  /v2/snapshots:
    summary: Snapshots Available
    description: Returns a list of available project snapshots by namespace. Includes identifiers, file sizes and other relevant metadata.
    get:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: fields
        description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: name
      - in: query
        name: filters
        description: Select which projects and languages to receive in your response.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/filter'
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
    post:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                fields:
                  type: array
                  example: '["name","identifier"]'
                  description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
                  items:
                    type: string
                filters:
                  type: array
                  description: Select which projects and languages to receive in your response.
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/filter'
                  example: '[{"field": "namespace.identifier", "value": 0}]

                    '
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
  /v2/snapshots/{identifier}:
    summary: Snapshot Info
    description: Information on a specific Snapshot bundle. Includes identifiers, file sizes and other relevant metadata.
    get:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: query
        name: fields
        description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: name
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
    post:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                fields:
                  type: array
                  example: '["name","identifier"]'
                  description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
                  items:
                    type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
  /v2/snapshots/{identifier}/download:
    summary: Snapshot Download
    description: Downloadable bundle of all current revisions in a specified project and namespace. Updated daily at 12:00 UTC.
    head:
      summary: Project Snapshot Headers
      description: Set of headers that describe the snapshot download.
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          headers:
            Accept-Ranges:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: HTTP response header is a marker used by the server to advertise its support for partial requests.
            Last-Modified:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Response HTTP header contains a date and time when the origin server believes the resource was last modified.
            Content-Length:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Header indicates the size of the message body, in bytes, sent to the recipient.
            ETag:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Entity tag - HTTP response header is an identifier for a specific version of a resource.
            Content-Disposition:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Header indicating if the content is expected to be displayed in the browser  or as an attachment, that is downloaded and saved locally.
            Content-Encoding:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Lists any encodings that have been applied to the representation (message payload), and in what order.
            Content-Type:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Indicates the original media type of the resource (prior to any content encoding applied for sending).
            Expires:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Contains the date/time after which the response is considered expired.
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
    get:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: header
        name: Range
        description: The Range HTTP request header indicates the part of a document that the server should return.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/gzip:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
  /v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks:
    summary: Snapshot Chunks Available
    description: Returns a list of available chunks for a specific snapshot. Includes chunk identifiers and other relevant metadata.
    get:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: snapshot_identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: query
        name: fields
        description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: name
      - in: query
        name: filters
        description: Select which projects and languages to receive in your response.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/filter'
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
    post:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: snapshot_identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                fields:
                  type: array
                  example: '["name","identifier"]'
                  description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
                  items:
                    type: string
                filters:
                  type: array
                  description: Select which projects and languages to receive in your response.
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/filter'
                  example: '[{"field": "identifier","value": "hiwiki_namespace_0_chunk_0"}]'
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
  /v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks/{identifier}:
    summary: Snapshot Chunk Info
    description: Information on a specific chunk of a snapshot. Includes chunk identifier, size, and other relevant metadata.
    get:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: snapshot_identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: path
        name: identifier
        description: Chunk identifier or index.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: query
        name: fields
        description: Select which fields to receive in your response, using JSON dot notation.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            example: name
      responses:
        200:
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/snapshot'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '[{"identifier": "string","version": "string","date_modified": "string","is_part_of": {"identifier": "string"},"in_language": {"identifier": "string"},"namespace": {"identifier": integer},"size": {"value": float,"unit_text": "string"},"chunks": ["string"]}]

                  '
        401:
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 401}

                  '
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 403}

                  '
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status": 404}

                  '
        422:
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":422}

                  '
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error, Retry Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
            application/x-ndjson:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: ndjson
                example: '{"message":"string","status":500}

                  '
    post:
      tags:
      - snapshots
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: snapshot_identifier
        description: 'Snapshot identifier looks like `<language><project_name>_namespace_<number>`, examples: `dewiki_namespace_14` downloads categories used in de.wikipedia.org, `enwiki_namespace_0` downloads articles used in en.wikipedia.org, `frwikivoyage_namespace_10` downloads wikitext templates used in fr.wikivoyage.org. See our Metadata Endpoints for language, projects, and namespaces available for configuration.'
        required: true
 

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