specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Wikimapia
providerId: wikimapia
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Geospatial
  - Crowdsourced
  - Places
  - Mapping
description: >-
  Wikimapia provides a single free API tier available to any registered developer. There is no
  paid commercial tier documented publicly. Developers register for an API key and are granted
  up to 100 requests per 5-minute window per domain. The example key (for testing) is limited
  to approximately 1 request per 30 seconds.
sources:
  - https://wikimapia.org/api/
  - https://wikimapia.org/api/?action=my_keys
plans:
  - id: wikimapia-free
    name: Free Developer API
    type: free
    description: >-
      Free API access available to any developer with a registered Wikimapia account. Allows up
      to 100 requests per 5-minute window per registered domain or application.
    entries:
      - label: Per 5-minute window
        name: requests_per_5min
        type: subscription
        metric: request
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: 5 minutes per domain
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Free registration required
      - name: API key per domain/application
      - name: JSON and KML response formats
      - name: Access to place search, lookup, categories, streets, languages
      - name: No SLA or uptime guarantee documented
  - id: wikimapia-example-key
    name: Example / Testing Key
    type: free
    description: >-
      A public 'example' API key provided for testing and evaluation purposes. Strictly rate
      limited to approximately 1 request per 30 seconds. Not suitable for production use.
    entries:
      - label: Per 30 seconds
        name: requests_per_30s
        type: subscription
        metric: request
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: 30 seconds
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: No registration required
      - name: Testing and evaluation only
      - name: Limited to 1 request per 30 seconds
      - name: Not for production use