Changelog

All notable changes to the WikiRest API.

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v1.0.0 - January 2025

Initial release

Features

• Search API - Full-text search across 6+ million Wikipedia articles
• Chunked content - Pre-chunked passages optimized for LLM context windows (~500 tokens)
• Page API - Retrieve full page content with metadata
• Highlighting - Search terms highlighted in results
• Rate limiting - Free tier (5K/month) and paid tiers (50K - 1M/month)
• API key authentication - Secure access with revocable keys

Endpoints

• GET /v1/search - Search Wikipedia chunks
• GET /v1/chunk/:id - Get single chunk
• GET /v1/page/:page_id - Get page with chunks
• GET /v1/changes - Recent changes feed
• GET /v1/meta - Index metadata
• GET /v1/license - License information

Roadmap

Planned features for future releases:

v1.1.0 (Q1 2025)

• Python and TypeScript SDKs
• LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
• Batch API for multiple queries
• Semantic/vector search option

v1.2.0 (Q2 2025)

• Multi-language Wikipedia support (German, French, Spanish)
• Webhook subscriptions for page updates
• GraphQL API option
• Pre-computed embeddings endpoint

v2.0.0 (2025)

• Real-time streaming updates (WebSocket/SSE)
• Team/organization accounts
• Custom rate limits for enterprise
• On-premise deployment option

Deprecation policy

When we deprecate a feature:

1. We announce it in the changelog and via email
2. The feature continues to work for at least 6 months
3. We provide migration guides
4. Deprecated features return a Deprecation header

Breaking changes

Major version changes (v1 → v2) may include breaking changes. We commit to:

• Maintaining v1 API for at least 12 months after v2 release
• Providing detailed migration guides
• Offering migration support for enterprise customers