/api/rest_v1/media/math/* → endpoint removal
Wikimedia REST API
Deprecated, no date
Wikimedia REST API endpoints under /api/rest_v1/media/math/* are deprecated without a specific shutdown date. The provider announced on August 1, 2026, that these endpoints will be fully sunset by the end of September 2026. After they are sunset, requests to these endpoints fail.
Calls it hits
/api/rest_v1/media/math/*
What to use instead of these calls
Render formulas client-side with native MathML or MathJax instead of calling the Math API.
In Wikimedia REST API's words
These endpoints will be fully sunset by the end of September 2026. Developers who call these endpoints should transition to alternative math rendering solutions
Facts
- API
- Wikimedia REST API
wikimedia.org - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Announced
- August 1, 2026
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Wikimedia REST API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Wikimedia REST API deprecated /api/rest_v1/media/math/* without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: Wikimedia REST API has not given a shutdown date yet.
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