# parsoid on GET /w/api.php is deprecated

Wikipedia API deprecated GET /w/api.php, query parameter parsoid without giving a shutdown date yet.

The query parameter parsoid on GET /w/api.php is deprecated without a shutdown date. Calls continuing to use this parameter will eventually fail once it is fully removed.

## What to use instead

Send parser=parsoid instead.

- API: Wikipedia API (en.wikipedia.org)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: December 8, 2025
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /w/api.php`, `query parameter parsoid`
- Source: [Announcement](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_APIs/Changelog)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against Wikipedia API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/wikipedia-api/breaking-changes/parsoid-on-get-w-api-php-is-deprecated/

## Wikipedia API's words

> Deprecate the parsoid parameter to action=parse. Use parser=parsoid instead.

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