# Wikimedia Pageviews API

> Wikimedia Pageviews API on Apizie: 2 endpoints (Article views, Most read) returned as clean JSON through one API key. 2 endpoints are live now. Call it over REST at https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews`
- Category: Search Tools
- Status: live
- Source: https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/
- Page: https://apizie.tech/api/search-tools/wikimedia-pageviews
- OpenAPI: https://apizie.tech/api/search-tools/wikimedia-pageviews/openapi.json

Daily pageviews for any Wikipedia article and the most-read articles per day.

## Endpoints

### Article views
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews/article`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project | string | no |  |
| article | string | yes |  |
| start | string | yes |  |
| end | string | yes |  |

### Most read
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews/top`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project | string | no |  |
| year | string | yes |  |
| month | string | yes |  |
| day | string | yes |  |

## Example
```
curl "https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews/article" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Wikimedia Pageviews API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send GET https://apizie.tech/v1/search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews/article with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Wikimedia Pageviews API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card.

### Can AI agents use the Wikimedia Pageviews API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://apizie.tech/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key search-tools:wikimedia-pageviews.

### What is the status of the Wikimedia Pageviews API?
Live: works with just an Apizie key