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Wiktionary ExpandTemplates API

action=expandtemplates — Expand wikitext templates server-side

Wiktionary ExpandTemplates API is one of 11 APIs that Wiktionary publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 64 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include ExpandTemplates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, and 64 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/rest.php.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Wiktionary ExpandTemplates API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 access tokens issued via api.wikimedia.org.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

ExpandTemplates 1

action=expandtemplates — Expand wikitext templates server-side

GET
/api.php#expandtemplates
Wiktionary Expand Templates
expandTemplates 5 params → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is ExpandTemplatesResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ExpandTemplatesResponse
object
action=expandtemplates result.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wiktionary-expandtemplates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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