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Wikipedia / MediaWiki snapshots API

Snapshot API

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Wikipedia / MediaWiki snapshots API is one of 19 APIs that Wikipedia / MediaWiki publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Snapshots. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and pricing.

This API exposes 12 operations across 6 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.enterprise.wikimedia.com.

12 operations 6 paths 7 schemas 6 GET2 HEAD4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Wikipedia / MediaWiki snapshots API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 12

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 6 GET, 2 HEAD, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

snapshots 12

Snapshot API

GET
/v2/snapshots
2 params → 200401403422500
POST
/v2/snapshots
body → 200401403422500
GET
/v2/snapshots/{identifier}
2 params → 200401403404422500
POST
/v2/snapshots/{identifier}
1 param body → 200401403404422500
HEAD
/v2/snapshots/{identifier}/download
Wikimedia Enterprise Project Snapshot Headers
1 param → 200401403404422500
GET
/v2/snapshots/{identifier}/download
2 params → 200401403404422500
GET
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks
3 params → 200401403404422500
POST
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks
1 param body → 200401403404422500
GET
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks/{identifier}
3 params → 200401403404422500
POST
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks/{identifier}
2 params body → 200401403404422500
HEAD
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks/{identifier}/download
Wikimedia Enterprise Snapshot Chunk Download Headers
2 params → 200401403404422500
GET
/v2/snapshots/{snapshot_identifier}/chunks/{identifier}/download
3 params → 200401403404422500

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are snapshot (8 properties), project (5 properties), language (4 properties), error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

size
object
2 properties
snapshot
object
8 properties
language
object
4 properties
filter
object
2 properties
article_namespace
object
1 property
error
object
2 properties
project
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wikipedia-snapshots-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
wikipedia:wikipedia-snapshots-api
Base URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php
Docs
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page
Provider
Wikipedia / MediaWiki
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