| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Online collaborative encyclopedia | |||
| Category | Reference | |||
| Tags | reference wiki | |||
| Date Added | 2008-09-05 | |||
| Description | The unofficial Wikipedia API. Because Wikipedia is built using MediaWiki, which in turn supports an API, Wikipedia does as well. This provides developers code-level access to the entire Wikipedia reference. | |||
| API Home Page | http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API | |||
| Most Popular Wikipedia Mashups - View them all » | ||||
| ||||
| Wikipedia Developers - View them all » | ||||
| Protocol | ||||
| Protocols | REST | |||
| Data Formats | json, jsonfm, php, phpfm, wddx, wddxfm, xml, xmlfm, yaml, yamlfm, rawfm, txt, txtfm, dbg, dbgfm | |||
| Service Endpoint | http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php | |||
| Functionality | ||||
| API Groups | ||||
| Example API Methods | /api.php?action=sitematrix | |||
| Client Install Required | No | |||
| Security | ||||
| Authentication Model | HTTP Basic Auth | |||
| SSL Support | No | |||
| Read-only Without Login | No | |||
| Support | ||||
| Vendor API Kits | ||||
| Community API Kits | ||||
| API Blog | ||||
| Site Blog | ||||
| API Forum | ||||
| Developer Support | ||||
| Signup and Licensing | ||||
| Signup Requirements | ||||
| Developer Key Required | No | |||
| Account with Service Required | No | |||
| Commercial Licensing | ||||
| Provider | http://mediawiki.org | |||
| Non-Commercial Licensing | ||||
| Data Licensing | ||||
| Usage Fees | ||||
| Usage Limits | ||||
| Terms of Service | ||||
Is this your API? Email apis at programmableweb.com to claim this entry.