🚀 Launched: Attribution API (Beta) is now available! 🚀

Good news, everyone!

A new Attribution API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Attribution_API>
module is now available as a beta
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_APIs/Stability_policy> on all
Wikimedia Foundation hosted wiki projects. The purpose of this API is to
make it easier to appropriately attribute Wikimedia project content when
it’s presented or referenced in off-wiki contexts. This API directly
supports the Wikimedia Attribution Framework
<https://wikimedia-attribution.toolforge.org/>, which provides specific
guidelines for how to appropriately attribute content across different
reuse scenarios and form factors.

What does it do?

The Attribution API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Attribution_API>makes
it easy to follow the guidelines outlined in the Wikimedia Attribution
Framework <https://wikimedia-attribution.toolforge.org/>. The API provides
the information required by each attribution signal in a single,
well-structured and easy-to-use endpoint. Although the recommended
attribution information was largely already available through existing
APIs, this approach significantly simplifies the process for developers,
which we believe will make it more likely that developers will follow the
recommended standards.

Who is it for?

Appropriate attribution is critical for all reuse scenarios where Wikimedia
content will be presented off-wiki, as it ensures that the content is
fairly credited and that external readers remain aware of the Wikimedia
projects and communities it came from. This means that if you make games,
offer search services, use project content for research, build alternative
reader experiences, or contribute to anything else happening off-wiki, you
probably need to properly attribute Wikimedia content!

This specific API is also primarily intended for mission-supporting users
and use cases. Wikimedia Enterprise will offer similar information in their
structured responses for scaled commercial reuse.

How do I participate?

We encourage everyone to try out the endpoints and give us your feedback on
the project discussion page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Attribution_AP>!
Additionally, if you discover what you think might be a bug, please feel
free to file an issue directly to the MediaWiki Interfaces Phabricator board
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/>.

Major changes will minimally be announced on the project page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Attribution_API>. If you are interested in
this capability, we recommend that you add the page to your watchlist to
stay informed with the latest changes and calls for targeted feedback. Some
of these changes may also be announced here or through Tech News, but the
nature of a beta does not guarantee broad communication of every change.

What should I expect?

This API is available on all Wikimedia projects, and is initially being
released as a beta
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_APIs/Stability_policy>. Reference
documentation can be found in the REST API sandbox
<https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RestSandbox&api=attribution.v0-beta>
on any Wikimedia wiki (such as the REST API sandbox on English Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&title=Special%3ARestSandbox>).
Although available everywhere, the Attribution API only explicitly supports
Wikipedia articles and media files hosted through either Wikipedia or
Commons. We need your help testing and shaping additional project and
content types to help inform how the information should be structured.

We are continuing to iterate and refine the API. Although we expect the
interface itself to remain relatively stable, the specific returned values
are subject to change over time. Breaking changes to adjust the interface
or response structures may also occur during the beta period as we respond
to emerging feedback and feature requests.

Following the beta period, we will elevate the API to a stable v1. This
will be done after we are satisfied with meeting user expectations and when all
high priority issues are resolved. Although there is not yet a firm date
for when we will elevate this experience, we expect it to happen around
September 2026, depending on the nature of requests that arise during the
beta period. Additional communications will happen closer to the stable
version launch date to ensure the community is aware of the upcoming change.


Please feel free to reach out directly here or post on the project
discussion page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Attribution_AP> if you
have any questions, comments or concerns! We look forward to your feedback
and support in helping us refine this API, as well as the beta process
itself.

Thanks, and happy attribution!

Halley

*Halley Coplin* (she/her)
Sr. Product Manager, MediaWiki Interfaces
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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