Wikivoyage MediaWiki Core REST API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Wikivoyage MediaWiki Core REST API
  description: 'MediaWiki Core REST API exposed by Wikivoyage under /w/rest.php/v1/. Provides
    travel article CRUD, full-text search, file metadata, revision history, and content
    transforms for wikitext and HTML. Wikivoyage is the free, collaboratively written
    travel guide operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, covering travel destinations worldwide
    with articles on accommodation, sightseeing, local transport, and practical travel advice.


    The same surface is also mirrored at api.wikimedia.org/core/v1/wikivoyage/{lang}/ for
    centralized access across Wikimedia projects.


    All endpoints require a meaningful User-Agent header identifying your application and
    a contact address. Write endpoints require OAuth 2.0 authentication.'
  version: 1.0.0
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-source-url: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference
  x-last-validated: '2026-06-13'
  contact:
    name: Wikimedia Foundation
    url: https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Core_REST_API
  license:
    name: CC BY-SA 4.0
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/rest.php/v1
  description: English Wikivoyage
- url: https://{lang}.wikivoyage.org/w/rest.php/v1
  description: Per-language Wikivoyage
  variables:
    lang:
      default: en
      description: Language subdomain (en, de, fr, es, it, pt, ru, zh, ...)
- url: https://api.wikimedia.org/core/v1/wikivoyage/{lang}
  description: Wikimedia API Gateway equivalent of the Core REST API
  variables:
    lang:
      default: en
      description: Language code
tags:
- name: Pages
  description: Travel article metadata, HTML, source, create, update
- name: Search
  description: Title and full-text search across Wikivoyage travel articles
- name: Files
  description: Media file metadata for travel images and maps
- name: History
  description: Travel article revision history and edit statistics
- name: Revisions
  description: Individual revision retrieval and comparison
- name: Transforms
  description: Wikitext <-> HTML transformation for travel content
- name: Links
  description: Page relationships — language editions and media links
paths:
  /page/{title}:
    get:
      operationId: getPage
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Article Source and Metadata
      description: Retrieve a Wikivoyage travel article including its wikitext source and metadata.
        Returns the article's current revision along with page ID, title, license, and a link
        to the rendered HTML version.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - &id001
        name: title
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: URL-encoded travel article title
        example: Paris
      - name: redirect
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 'true'
          - 'false'
          - 'no'
        description: Whether to resolve redirects
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    put:
      operationId: updatePage
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Update or Create a Travel Article
      description: Update an existing Wikivoyage travel article, or create one if it does not
        exist. Uses optimistic concurrency via latest.id to prevent edit conflicts.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdatePageRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
      - BearerAuth: []
  /page/{title}/bare:
    get:
      operationId: getPageBare
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Article Metadata Without Content
      description: Retrieve metadata about a travel article including a link to its rendered HTML,
        without fetching the full content.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /page/{title}/html:
    get:
      operationId: getPageHtml
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Article as HTML
      description: Retrieve the rendered HTML for a Wikivoyage travel article destination page.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rendered HTML travel article
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
  /page/{title}/with_html:
    get:
      operationId: getPageWithHtml
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Article Metadata and HTML
      description: Retrieve travel article metadata together with rendered HTML in a single
        response. Useful for building travel apps that need both structured metadata and
        rendered content.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /page:
    post:
      operationId: createPage
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Create a New Travel Article
      description: Create a new Wikivoyage travel guide article. Requires OAuth bearer token.
      tags:
      - Pages
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePageRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Travel article created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
      security:
      - BearerAuth: []
  /search/page:
    get:
      operationId: searchPages
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Full-Text Search Travel Articles
      description: Full-text search of Wikivoyage travel article titles and contents.
        Supports keyword queries across all destination guides, accommodation listings,
        sightseeing information, and practical travel advice.
      tags:
      - Search
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search query for travel destinations or topics
        example: Paris restaurants
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 50
        description: Result count limit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /search/title:
    get:
      operationId: searchTitles
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Autocomplete Destination Title Search
      description: Auto-complete search of Wikivoyage travel article titles by prefix match.
        Useful for building destination lookup interfaces and travel search apps.
      tags:
      - Search
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Destination title prefix for autocomplete
        example: Par
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 50
        description: Result count limit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /file/{title}:
    get:
      operationId: getFile
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Image File Metadata
      description: Retrieve metadata for a media file used in Wikivoyage, including download
        URLs at multiple sizes. Travel images are hosted on Wikimedia Commons.
      tags:
      - Files
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: title
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: File:Paris_banner_Sacre-Coeur.jpg
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /page/{title}/history:
    get:
      operationId: getPageHistory
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Travel Article Revision History
      description: Retrieve the full revision history for a Wikivoyage travel article, enabling
        tracking of how travel information evolves over time.
      tags:
      - History
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      - name: older_than
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Return revisions older than this ID
      - name: newer_than
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - reverted
          - anonymous
          - bot
          - minor
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoryResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /page/{title}/history/counts/{type}:
    get:
      operationId: getPageHistoryCounts
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Edit Statistics for a Travel Article
      description: Get edit count statistics for a Wikivoyage travel article by category.
      tags:
      - History
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      - name: type
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - anonymous
          - bot
          - editors
          - edits
          - minor
          - reverted
        description: Type of count to return
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EditCounts'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /revision/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getRevision
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Revision with HTML Link
      description: Retrieve a specific revision of a Wikivoyage travel article and a link
        to its rendered HTML.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Revision identifier
        example: 5234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /revision/{id}/bare:
    get:
      operationId: getRevisionBare
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Revision Metadata
      description: Retrieve revision metadata without source or HTML content.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Revision identifier
        example: 5234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /revision/{id}/source:
    get:
      operationId: getRevisionSource
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Revision Wikitext Source
      description: Retrieve the wikitext source for a specific revision of a travel article.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Revision identifier
        example: 5234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /revision/{id}/html:
    get:
      operationId: getRevisionHtml
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Revision as HTML
      description: Retrieve the rendered HTML for a specific revision of a Wikivoyage travel
        article.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Revision identifier
        example: 5234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HTML for the revision
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
  /revision/{id}/with_html:
    get:
      operationId: getRevisionWithHtml
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Revision Metadata and HTML
      description: Retrieve revision metadata together with rendered HTML for a travel article
        revision.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Revision identifier
        example: 5234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /revision/{from}/compare/{to}:
    post:
      operationId: compareRevisions
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Compare Two Travel Article Revisions
      description: Produce a structured diff between two revisions of a Wikivoyage travel
        article to track changes in travel information over time.
      tags:
      - Revisions
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: from
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: From revision ID
      - name: to
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: To revision ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompareResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /transform/wikitext/to/html/{title}:
    post:
      operationId: transformWikitextToHtml
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Transform Wikitext to HTML
      description: Convert Wikivoyage wikitext into rendered HTML in the context of a given
        travel article title. Enables custom rendering of travel content.
      tags:
      - Transforms
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - wikitext
              properties:
                wikitext:
                  type: string
                  example: "'''Paris''' is the capital of France."
                body_only:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HTML output
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
  /transform/html/to/wikitext/{title}:
    post:
      operationId: transformHtmlToWikitext
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Transform HTML to Wikitext
      description: Convert HTML into Wikivoyage wikitext in the context of a given travel
        article title.
      tags:
      - Transforms
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - html
              properties:
                html:
                  type: string
                body_only:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Wikitext output
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
  /transform/wikitext/to/lint/{title}:
    post:
      operationId: transformWikitextToLint
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Lint Wikitext for Errors
      description: Identify lint errors in Wikivoyage wikitext (e.g. broken HTML, deprecated
        syntax). Useful for validating travel article edits before submission.
      tags:
      - Transforms
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - wikitext
              properties:
                wikitext:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of lint errors
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
  /page/{title}/links/language:
    get:
      operationId: getPageLanguageLinks
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Language Links for a Travel Article
      description: Return interlanguage links (same destination article in other language
        editions of Wikivoyage) for a given travel article. Useful for multi-language travel
        apps.
      tags:
      - Links
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Language links
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LanguageLink'
  /page/{title}/links/media:
    get:
      operationId: getPageMediaLinks
      summary: Wikivoyage Core REST Get Media Files Used in a Travel Article
      description: List travel images, maps, and other media files referenced from a Wikivoyage
        article.
      tags:
      - Links
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Files used in the travel article
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  files:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token issued via api.wikimedia.org. Required for write
        operations on Wikivoyage travel articles.
  schemas:
    Page:
      type: object
      description: A Wikivoyage travel article page object.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 12345
          description: Page ID
        key:
          type: string
          example: Paris
          description: Page DB key (URL form)
        title:
          type: string
          example: Paris
          description: Display title of travel destination
        latest:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: integer
              example: 5234567
              description: Revision ID
            timestamp:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              example: '2026-06-13T10:00:00Z'
        content_model:
          type: string
          example: wikitext
        license:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              example: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
            title:
              type: string
              example: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
        html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        source:
          type: string
          description: Travel article wikitext source
        html:
          type: string
          description: Rendered HTML of travel article
    Revision:
      type: object
      description: A travel article revision.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 5234567
        page:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: integer
            title:
              type: string
        size:
          type: integer
          description: Byte size of revision
        minor:
          type: boolean
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        content_model:
          type: string
          example: wikitext
        license:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            title:
              type: string
        user:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: integer
            name:
              type: string
              example: TravelContributor
        comment:
          type: string
          description: Edit summary
        delta:
          type: integer
          description: Byte delta from previous revision
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      description: A search result travel article entry.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        key:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        excerpt:
          type: string
          description: HTML snippet with search match highlights
        matched_title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        thumbnail:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            width:
              type: integer
            height:
              type: integer
            mimetype:
              type: string
              example: image/jpeg
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        pages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
    File:
      type: object
      description: A travel image or map file descriptor.
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: File:Paris_banner_Sacre-Coeur.jpg
        file_description_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        latest:
          type: object
          properties:
            timestamp:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            user:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                name:
                  type: string
        preferred:
          type: object
          properties:
            mediatype:
              type: string
              example: BITMAP
            size:
              type: integer
            width:
              type: integer
            height:
              type: integer
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
        original:
          type: object
          properties:
            mediatype:
              type: string
            size:
              type: integer
            width:
              type: integer
            height:
              type: integer
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
    HistoryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        revisions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        latest:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Link to latest revisions page
        older:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        newer:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
    EditCounts:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Edit count of requested type
        limit:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the count was truncated
    LanguageLink:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: de
          description: Language code for Wikivoyage edition
        name:
          type: string
          example: Deutsch
        key:
          type: string
          example: Paris
        title:
          type: string
          example: Paris
    CompareResponse:
      type: object
      description: Comparison between two travel article revisions.
      properties:
        from:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        to:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Revision'
        diff:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: integer
                description: 0 context, 1 add line, 2 delete line, 3 in-line change, 4 moved paragraph, 5 paragraph moved into place
              lineNumber:
                type: integer
              text:
                type: string
              offset:
                type: object
                properties:
                  from:
                    type: integer
                  to:
                    type: integer
              highlightRanges:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
    CreatePageRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - source
      - title
      - comment
      properties:
        source:
          type: string
          description: Wikitext source for the new travel article
          example: "'''Paris''' is the capital city of [[France]]."
        title:
          type: string
          description: New travel article title
          example: Paris/Montmartre
        comment:
          type: string
          description: Edit summary
          example: Creating new district article for Montmartre
        content_model:
          type: string
          example: wikitext
        token:
          type: string
          description: CSRF token from Action API
    UpdatePageRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - source
      - comment
      properties:
        source:
          type: string
          description: Updated wikitext source for the travel article
        comment:
          type: string
          description: Edit summary describing the travel information update
        content_model:
          type: string
          example: wikitext
        latest:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: integer
              description: Latest revision ID for optimistic concurrency
        token:
          type: string
          description: CSRF token from Action API
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorKey:
          type: string
        messageTranslations:
          type: object