Hello there, Wikimedia API users! 👋🏻
*TL;DR*: We’re running a usability study to validate the new design of Wikimedia REST API sandboxes. If you’d like to take part, please fill out this short survey https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/487662 (~2 minutes). Thank-you gifts will be provided to participants.
I’m Sarai Sanchez https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SSanchez-WMF from the Wikimedia Foundation’s Product Design team. Together with the MediaWiki Interfaces team, we’re rethinking the presentation of REST API sandboxes. As Halley explained in a previous email, we decided to move away from Swagger UI toward a custom interface built with Codex, Wikimedia’s design system (more context in Phabricator https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400456).
Our goal is to create a smoother, more intuitive developer experience. To make sure that we’re on the right track, we’d love to get feedback about our design concept from technical volunteers. All perspectives will be valuable to assess the suitability of the designs, regardless of your level of experience working with REST APIs!
*🗣️ What participation looks like*
You’ll be able to choose the time for our exchange. Each session will be a one-hour video call where I’ll ask you questions about your experience with Wikimedia APIs and walk through a prototype of the new REST API sandbox. I’ll ask you to perform a couple of small tasks while you share your thoughts. As a thank-you, we’ll provide a gift to participants after the sessions.
*📝 How to join* If you’re interested, please take two minutes to fill out this survey https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/487662. We’ll contact selected participants with details about the incentive and next steps for scheduling the session.
Please feel free to reply directly to this message in case I can help clarify any of the information shared, or if you need more information.
Thank you so much for considering this and for helping us improve the experience of everyone working with Wikimedia APIs!