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Wiktionary Authentication

Authentication

Wiktionary secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
botPassword http
scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/wiktionary-core-rest-api-openapi-original.yml, openapi/wiktionary-mediawiki-action-api-openapi-original.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/rest.php/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/rest.php/oauth2/access_token
    scopes: 1
  description: OAuth 2.0 access tokens issued via api.wikimedia.org.
  sources:
  - openapi/wiktionary-core-rest-api-openapi-original.yml
  - openapi/wiktionary-mediawiki-action-api-openapi-original.yml
- name: botPassword
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: Legacy BotPassword scoped credentials.
  sources:
  - openapi/wiktionary-mediawiki-action-api-openapi-original.yml