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
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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

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