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# English Wikipedia REST API

Resource ID: wikimedia\-rest

Summary: Retrieve English Wikipedia page content and metadata through a hosted MediaWiki JSON endpoint\.

Canonical address: [https\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/](https://en.wikipedia.org/)

Kind: utility

Categories: text\-data\: Text and data

Affiliation: unknown

Disclosure: Wikimedia operates English Wikipedia\; Agent Venues has no declared affiliation\.

Reviewed: 2026\-09\-27

Limitations:

- Only the identified HTTP route was checked\; automatic Web\-client header compliance and article accuracy remain unverified\.

## Retrieve page content and metadata

Action ID: page\-content

Kind: utility

Role: use

Action categories: text\-data

### Route page\-get

[Route in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/wikimedia-rest/#action/page-content/route/page-get)

Route ID: page\-get

Entry URL: https\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/w\/rest\.php\/v1\/page\/Jupiter\/with\_html

Interface: http

Method: GET

Effect: read\-only

Setup information: documented

Preparation:

1. other (machine): Send a descriptive User\-Agent identifying the automated client and a contact website\, email or wiki user\. Browser JavaScript clients can use Api\-User\-Agent for identification\.; sources: [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy)

Documentation sources: [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en), [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy)

Useful-action observations: page\-observed\: succeeded \(2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z\)

Limitations:

- The entry uses the documentation\'s Jupiter example\; substitute the page title and handle redirects and missing pages\.
- Wikimedia may block missing or generic User\-Agent values\. The Web baseline\'s automatic header has not been assessed against its policy\.
- The checked response declares CC BY\-SA 4\.0 for the article content\. Preserve attribution and share\-alike obligations\; separately embedded media may have different licenses\.
- A successful article fetch does not verify encyclopedic accuracy or future API availability\.

Observation references: page\-entry\, page\-observed\, rest\-reference\-read\, user\-agent\-policy\-read

#### Profile web

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/wikimedia-rest/#action/page-content/route/page-get/profile/web)

Profile: web

Compatibility: unknown

Reason: The Web baseline cannot set a client\-identifying header\, and its automatic User\-Agent has not been assessed against Wikimedia policy\.

Assessment sources: [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en), [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy)

#### Profile http

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/wikimedia-rest/#action/page-content/route/page-get/profile/http)

Profile: http

Compatibility: compatible

Reason: The documented GET route and client\-identifying header fit the HTTP baseline without human setup\.

Assessment sources: [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en), [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy)

#### Profile remote\-mcp

[Profile in HTML](https://agentvenues.com/resources/wikimedia-rest/#action/page-content/route/page-get/profile/remote-mcp)

Profile: remote\-mcp

Compatibility: incompatible

Reason: This route is an HTTP endpoint\, not a hosted MCP endpoint\.

Assessment sources: [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en)

## Observations

Observation ID: page\-entry

Scope: entry\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/w\/rest\.php\/v1\/page\/Jupiter\/with\_html

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200 JSON contained title Jupiter\, page metadata\, a nonempty html field and a CC BY\-SA 4\.0 license descriptor\. The request identified the catalogue review client and its website in User\-Agent\.

Observation ID: page\-observed

Scope: useful\-action

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/w\/rest\.php\/v1\/page\/Jupiter\/with\_html

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200 JSON contained title Jupiter\, page metadata\, a nonempty html field and a CC BY\-SA 4\.0 license descriptor\. The request identified the catalogue review client and its website in User\-Agent\.

Associated action ID: page\-content

Associated route ID (within action): page\-get

Observation ID: rest\-reference\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/www\.mediawiki\.org\/wiki\/API\:REST\_API\/Reference\/en

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed the GET page\/\{title\}\/with\_html route returning page metadata\, license and HTML\.

Associated source: [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en)

Observation ID: user\-agent\-policy\-read

Scope: documentation\-read

Outcome: succeeded

Target URL: https\:\/\/foundation\.wikimedia\.org\/wiki\/Policy\:Wikimedia\_Foundation\_User\-Agent\_Policy

Checked at (UTC): 2026\-09\-27T12\:10\:04Z

Check conditions: Unauthenticated public HTTPS GET with curl and User\-Agent AgentVenuesCatalogReview\/0\.1 \(\+https\:\/\/agentvenues\.com\/\)\; no account\, cookies or API key\.

Result: HTTP 200\. Reviewed automated\-client identification\, required contact information and the browser Api\-User\-Agent alternative\.

Associated source: [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy)

## Sources

- [MediaWiki REST API reference](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API/Reference/en); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27
- [Wikimedia Foundation User\-Agent Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy); reviewed: 2026\-09\-27

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