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Wikipedia API

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Overview

Mediawiki Encyclopedia

Wikipedia is an open data API. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS.

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data

Questions

Does the Wikipedia API need an API key?

No. The Wikipedia API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the Wikipedia API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Wikipedia API is served over HTTPS.

What are alternatives to the Wikipedia API?

Other Open Data APIs include Search Services, Wayback API, Nasdaq Data Link, University of Oslo, Data API.

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No auth3 endpoints

Wayback API

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No auth2 endpoints

Nasdaq Data Link

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API key

University of Oslo

Open Data

Courses, lecture videos, detailed information for courses etc. for the University of Oslo (Norway)

No auth

Data API

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OAuth44 endpoints

Kaggle

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API key

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