Limits of the Wikipedia API

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Olivier_s_j picture Olivier_s_j · Nov 28, 2012 · Viewed 8.2k times · Source

I read that wikipedia's API is called MediaWiki. My question is regarding this API. Does this API have a maximum of calls per day/ hours / minutes ? I can't seem to find it.

Answer

hd1 picture hd1 · Nov 28, 2012

See here for details regarding maximum number of calls and how to extend your application's lifetime. What do you plan to do with the wikipedia API?

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