# Wikimedia API

**Provider:** Wikimedia
**Category:** communication
**Base URL:** `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1`
**Auth:** api-key — `cookie: YOUR_API_KEY`
**Rate Limit:** 200 req/s (be respectful; automated heavy use requires registration)
**Free Tier:** Yes — available
**Pricing:** Enterprise / contact sales (subscription)
**Docs:** https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikimedia.org/1.0.0.json

## 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 con

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/feed/availability` | Gets availability of featured feed content for the apps by wiki domain. |
| POST | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/check/{type}` | Check and normalize a TeX formula. |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/formula/{hash}` | Get a previously-stored formula |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/{format}/{hash}` | Get rendered formula in the given format. |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/bytes-difference/absolute/aggregate/{project}/{editor-type}/{page-type}/{granularity}/{start}/{end}` | Get the sum of absolute value of text bytes difference between current edit and
previous one.
 |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/bytes-difference/absolute/per-page/{project}/{page-title}/{editor-type}/{granularity}/{start}/{end}` | Get the sum of absolute text bytes difference per page. |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/bytes-difference/net/aggregate/{project}/{editor-type}/{page-type}/{granularity}/{start}/{end}` | Get the sum of net text bytes difference between current edit and previous one. |
| GET | `https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/bytes-difference/net/per-page/{project}/{page-title}/{editor-type}/{granularity}/{start}/{end}` | Get the sum of net text bytes difference per page. |

## Authentication

API key in the cookie header

```
cookie: YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl 'https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/feed/availability' \
  -H 'cookie: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Sample Response

```json
{}
```

## Pricing Details

Free — Wikimedia APIs are provided as a public service with no cost. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata. No key required for most endpoints.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/wikimedia/) — CC BY 4.0*