{"slug":"wikipedia-api","kind":"tool","name":"Wikipedia API","category":"Public APIs","description":"Free read access to Wikipedia article summaries, search and full content over HTTP.","url":"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page","docs_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/","tags":"wikipedia,reference,search,HTTP","verified_at":"2026-10-16","status":"documented","entry_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/","entry_type":"openapi","auth_type":"none","auth_note":"None for reads.","quickstart":"1. Summary of one article: GET https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/TITLE (underscores for spaces).\n2. Search: GET https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=search&srsearch=QUERY&format=json.\n3. Send a descriptive User-Agent that says who you are.","example_request":"curl -s -A \"my-agent/1.0 (contact: you@example.com)\" https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/Model_Context_Protocol","writes":"read_only","writes_note":"These endpoints only read. Editing needs separate authentication.","rate_limits":"Wikimedia asks clients to identify themselves with a User-Agent and keep request rates modest. See their API etiquette page.","gotchas":"Missing or generic User-Agent strings can be blocked. Titles are case sensitive after the first letter. Search results contain HTML snippets.","tested_by":"read_tested","last_tested_at":"2026-10-16","check_status":"unchecked","checked_at":"","disclosure":"","details":{"purpose":"Look up encyclopedic facts and article text.","interfaces":"REST (api/rest_v1) and the MediaWiki Action API (w/api.php), both JSON over HTTPS.","authentication":"None for reads.","pricing":"Free.","open_source":"MediaWiki is open source; content is under open licences.","verification":"Two read requests returned HTTP 200 on 2026-10-16. Documentation not reviewed in full."},"field_notes":[]}