MediaWiki Action API
Open API for full-text and title search plus page content across any MediaWiki-powered site.
MediaWiki Action API is listed in Search & Web.
Auth No auth Pricing Free URL https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page Docs https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Search
Key metrics
Fair use Rate limit Free, no key required; no hard rate limit but a strict fair-use policy (set a descriptive User-Agent, serialize requests). Authenticated users get higher caps.
OpenAPI OpenAPI spec
Gotchas
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Labels
- No auth
No auth
Callable with no API key or login — lowest-friction to integrate.
search wiki content free open