Thanks, that makes sense. This looks like it actually pulls down what I'm looking for:
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=sitematrix&format=json I'm now curious how that list is generated. I'm specifically wondering if it is a definitive source of truth on what it is producing, or if that is somehow coming from somewhere else. On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 10:06 AM Michael Holloway <mhollo...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > The information I think you're looking for is available via the API's > sitematrix <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SiteMatrix#API> > action: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=sitematrix > > The Wikimedia projects are typically referred to as "projects" (in the > context of their content and contributors' day-to-day work) or "sites" > (usually in the context of their technical infrastructure and operations). > A namespace is a concept used in MediaWiki to group pages by type at a high > level. Examples of namespaces include "Talk" for discussion pages about > articles, or "File" for pages about uploaded media files. See this page > for a fuller discussion: > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces > > -mdh > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 6:53 PM Ed Hertzog <edhert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am looking to query the API to get back a list of all Wikimedia >> projects and, hopefully, some relevant metadata. >> >> My first question is, is 'namespace' the term used to describe a >> Wikimedia project? Also, is there a query I can use to do that? I'm having >> some issues finding that information in the documentation. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Ed >> _______________________________________________ >> Mediawiki-api mailing list >> Mediawiki-api@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api >> > _______________________________________________ > Mediawiki-api mailing list > Mediawiki-api@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api >
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