Oops, thank you!
Am 12.03.26 um 16:51 schrieb Isaac Johnson via Wikitech-l:
Just adding what I think is the correct link for "the documentation on
mediawiki.org <http://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] <mailto:[email protected]>.
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MediaWiki Engineering Group
Wikimedia Foundation
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