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Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:35 PM Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Published: API Strategy Brief To: mediawiki-api-announce@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikitech-l < wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Halley Coplin hcoplin@wikimedia.org
Hello and happy Friday!
An API Strategy Brief is now published on mediawiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Artifacts/API_Stra...
This strategy brief covers the direction we're taking Wikimedia's API ecosystem over the next few years, including touching on topics like: why APIs are so important for powering the future of Wikimedia projects, how the current landscape has grown fragmented and hard to navigate, what we're doing to make it more consistent and better documented, and where community developers fit in.
The strategy is written for and applies to anyone building on top of Wikimedia APIs < https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Artifacts/API_Pers...
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not just internal teams. This strategy was also predominantly informed by conversations with Wikimedian developers through Listening Tours, Hackathon engagements, and more, so I'd like to continue that trend and make sure our strategy reflects what the community actually needs.
If you have thoughts, questions, or concerns, please feel free to post to the talk page, or message me directly via email, Discord, Telegram, smoke signals, or however else you'd like to get in touch.
Thanks! Halley
[PS]: I am also starting to work on a companion doc that goes deeper into our AI + API strategy, specifically. If that's a space that interests you, or if you increasingly feel like you identify as a 'vibe coder', I'd love to talk! :) Feel free to grab time on my calendar https://calendar.app.google/B6SBKQVgK7CQ8VXy9, send your thoughts through email, or comment on the talk page for the API Strategy Brief.
*Halley Coplin* (she/her) Sr. Product Manager, MediaWiki Interfaces Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/ _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list -- wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wiki-research-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org