# WikiTree

> People, Family trees for Worldwide. Access: Public API. Terms checked November 1, 2026.

- Slug: wikitree
- Page: https://api.lineage.rexstjohn.com/sources/wikitree
- JSON: https://api.lineage.rexstjohn.com/v1/sources/wikitree
- Records: People, Family trees
- Places: Worldwide
- Years: Not stated by the source
- Access method: api
- Key required: no
- Rate limit: Queries without an appId are subject to strict rate limits. The API docs give no figure.
- Status: live
- Review: verified, checked by hand on 2026-11-01
- Homepage: https://www.wikitree.com/
- API docs: https://github.com/wikitree/wikitree-api
- Terms: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:App_Policies

## Notes

Read only JSON API at https://api.wikitree.com/api.php. Public profiles need no sign in. Private profiles need the user to sign in to WikiTree through clientLogin, and return data only to members on that profile's Trusted List. Lineage sends appId=LineageAPI. The App Policies page answered with a bot check to our fetch, so it was not read.

## Evidence

- https://github.com/wikitree/wikitree-api

## Status

Live at the last check, 2026-11-01 22:02 UTC. HTTP 200 in 196 ms. One check a day.

The Lineage research API is not live. This file describes a catalog entry only.