Wikipedia / MediaWiki API

Open Data

Query Wikipedia article content, summaries, search, page metadata and revisions across all language editions.

Wikipedia / MediaWiki API is listed in Open Data.

Auth No auth Pricing Free URL https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page Docs https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page

Key metrics

200 req/sec Rate limit Free and keyless; ~200 requests/second for the REST API and ~500 edits/requests per fair-use guidance, with a descriptive User-Agent required.

Gotchas

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Labels

No auth

No auth

Callable with no API key or login — lowest-friction to integrate.

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