Wikimedia Attribution Framework

The Wikimedia Attribution Framework sets guidelines on how to provide sustainable attribution when reusing Wikimedia content. The framework has been designed to be flexible. This makes it possible to apply it to different reuse scenarios (such as Search, AI Assistants, Social media and more) while providing a consistent experience overall.

The Attribution Framework compiles best practices for the attribution of Wikimedia content that make it easy for external reusers to apply to their particular case. Organizations and developers interested in applying the framework to a specific context can find the documentation and the visual representations that illustrate how attribution can be provided in specific scenarios within the Attribution Framework. Guidance is defined in a flexible way, with multiple options to adjust the scenarios to the particular context using configurable examples.

The Attribution API complements the guidelines provided in the Attribution Framework to make it easy for developers to obtain the data they need to properly attribute Wikipedia articles and media files from Commons. It abstracts the complexity behind a simple endpoint that returns exactly the information required by the framework's signals on a per-page basis.

Participate

The Attribution Framework and API are at an early stage. They have been released to start learning from different reusers in different situations and will evolve based on your feedback. If you are interested in becoming an early adopter or. want to propose new ideas, feel free to share your thoughts in the project talk page. You can also keep track of the project evolution in Phabricator.