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    • An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build or use such a connection or interface is called an API specification. A computer system t… See more

    History of the term

    The term API initially described an interface only for end-user-facing programs, known as application programs. This origin is still reflected in the name "application programming interface." Today, the term is broader, in… See more

    Usage

    The interface to a software library is one type of API. The API describes and prescribes the "expected behavior" (a specification) while the library is an "actual implementation" of this set of rules.
    A single AP… See more

    Design

    The design of an API has a significant impact on its usage. First of all, the design of programming interfaces represents an important part of software architecture, the organization of a complex piece of software. T… See more

    Security

    API security is very critical when developing a public facing API. Common threats include SQL injection, Denial-of-service attack (DoS), broken authentication, and exposing sensitive data. Without ensuring proper sec… See more

    Release policies

    APIs are one of the more common ways technology companies integrate. Those that provide and use APIs are considered as being members of a business ecosystem.
    The main policies for releasing an API are:
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    Documentation

    API documentation describes the services an API offers and how to use those services, aiming to cover everything a client would need to know for practical purposes.
    Documentation is crucial for the developme… See more

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    Upvotes100Top Answeranswered Mar 9, 2009 at 19:08

    MediaWiki's API is running on Wikipedia (docs). You can also use the Special:Export feature to dump data and parse it yourself.

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  2. wikimedia.org
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  3. Wikipedia
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  4. Code Snippet
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  5. wikimedia.org
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  6. wikimedia.org
    https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learn

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    What is a Wikipedia API?Let's say that you wanted your web application to pull in data from a source like Wikipedia. With an API, we can programatically pull the information right from Wikipedia, and format it to fit our project, app, or website nicely - only showing the information that we want. First, let's setup our Wikipedia API endpoint. Woah, woah, woah. Slow down!

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    What is an API specification?An API specification defines these calls, meaning that it explains how to use or implement them. One purpose of APIs is to hide the internal details of how a system works, exposing only those parts that a programmer will find useful, and keeping them consistent even if the internal details change later.

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    What does API stand for?For other uses, see API (disambiguation). "Api.php" redirects here. For the Wikipedia API, see Api.php (disambiguation). An application programming interface ( API) is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other.

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    What is an API & how does it work?This page was last modified on May 6, 2024 by MDN contributors. An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of features and rules that exist inside a software program (the application) enabling interaction with it through software - as opposed to a human user interface.

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  8. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_API

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  9. wikimedia.org
    https://developer.wikimedia.org

    Discover and build Wikimedia technology - Wikimedia Developer …

  10. IBM
    https://www.ibm.com/topics/api

    What Is an API (Application Programming Interface)? | IBM

  11. wikilocation.org
    https://www.wikilocation.org/getting-started-with-wikipedia-api

    A Beginner's Guide To The Wikipedia API | Wikilocation.org

  12. wikimedia.org
    https://developer.wikimedia.org/use-content

    Use content and data - Wikimedia Developer Portal

  13. MediaWiki
    https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_REST_API

    Wikimedia REST API - MediaWiki

  14. Stack Overflow
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/627594

    Is there a Wikipedia API? - Stack Overflow

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  15. Postman
    https://www.postman.com/what-is-an-api

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  16. Read the Docs
    https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/wikipedia-api/latest/wikipedia-api.pdf
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  17. Wikipedia API
    https://wikipedia-api.readthedocs.io/en/latest/README.html

    Wikipedia API — Wikipedia Python API 0.6.0 documentation

  18. JC Chouinard
    https://www.jcchouinard.com/wikipedia-api

    How to use Wikipedia API with Python (with Examples)

  19. wikimedia.org
    https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_catalog

    API catalog - API Portal - Wikimedia

  20. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_RESTful...

    Overview of RESTful API Description Languages - Wikipedia

  21. Wikipedia API
    https://wikipedia-api.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wikipediaapi/api.html

    wikipediaapi — Wikipedia Python API 0.6.0 documentation

  22. Mozilla Developer
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/API

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  23. wikipedia.org
    https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

    Application programming interface - Simple English Wikipedia, …

  24. Stack Overflow
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7185288

    How can I get Wikipedia content using Wikipedia's API?

  25. PyPI
    https://pypi.org/project/Wikipedia-API

    Wikipedia-API · PyPI

  26. wikimedia.org
    https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Searching_for...

    Searching for Wikipedia articles using Python - API Portal