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wikipedia.most_read

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Most-read Wikipedia articles for a day (Wikimedia pageviews top).

GET /v1/wikipedia/most_read

What you get#

A list of Wikipedia results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

What it costs#

  • Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
  • Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
  • Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it isConstraints
yearstringyes(required)4-digit yearmax 4 chars; must match [12][0-9]{3}; trimmed
monthstringyes(required)2-digit monthmax 2 chars; must match (?:0[1-9]|1[0-2]); trimmed
daystringyes(required)2-digit daymax 2 chars; must match (?:0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01]); trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/wikipedia/most_read?year=2026&month=9&day=01" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Wikipedia response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "title": "Main_Page"
      },
      "ext": {
        "rank": 1
      },
      "engagement": {
        "views": 6785879
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "title": "Special:Search"
      },
      "ext": {
        "rank": 2
      },
      "engagement": {
        "views": 891052
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "wikipedia",
    "endpoint": "most_read",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source pathOnekey fieldTransform
articlecontent.title-
rankext.ranktoNumber
viewsengagement.viewstoNumber

Caching and freshness#

  • Fresh for about 1 hour. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
  • Between 1 hour and 1 day the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
  • If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 3 days more (marked stale).
  • A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
  • The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

StatusCodeWhat to do
401unauthorizedCheck the x-api-key header.
402insufficient_creditsAdd credits; your balance must cover the price.
404not_foundUnknown endpoint path.
422invalid_paramsFix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429rate_limitedWait Retry-After seconds, then retry.
502upstream_errorThe source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).