Just adding what I think is the correct link for "the documentation on mediawiki.org": https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_APIs/Rate_limits#Limits
Best, Isaac On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 6:47 AM Daniel Kinzler via Wikitech-l < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all! > > As previously announced > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/GBFZTN3A233IR6F4HEENCIUCVI2ZH6YB/>, > we have started rolling out new global API rate limits across our APIs to > help ensure fair and sustainable access > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Content_Reuse> > to Wikimedia resources. > > We have just enabled the first set of limits, which apply to anonymous > requests from bots and unauthenticated requests from web browsers. See the > documentation on mediawiki.org <http://mediawiki.org> for more > information. This has now been updated with actual limits for anonymous > requests and authenticated bot requests that do not come from WMCS. We are > still finalizing the initial limits for User-Agent only (e.g. > InstantCommons) and authenticated browser requests. > > As a next step, rate limits for logged in users will follow in early April > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Responsible_Reuse/WE5.1:_Developer_authentication_and_authorization#Timeline>. > The concrete limits will be communicated beforehand. Access for clients > running in WMCS and accounts that have a bot flag will not be affected by > this change. However, all developers are advised to familiarize themselves > with the new limits and follow the best practices outlined in the > documentation. > > If you see any unexpected issues that might be the result of the limits > rolled out today, we are actively monitoring this list, relevant Talk pages > and [email protected]. > > -- > Daniel Kinzler > Principal Software Engineer > MediaWiki Engineering Group > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ -- Isaac Johnson <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Isaac_(WMF)> (he/him) -- Senior Research Scientist -- Wikimedia Foundation
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