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W3C Geolocation API

JavaScript API to geolocate devices
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W3C Geolocation API

Summary

W3C Geolocation API is an application programming interface[1]. It draws 798 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #23 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • W3C Geolocation API's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[3].
  • W3C Geolocation API's instance of is recorded as W3C Recommendation[4].
  • W3C Geolocation API's instance of is recorded as client-side web API[5].
  • W3C Geolocation API's instance of is recorded as software library[6].
  • W3C Geolocation API's instance of is recorded as Q141473683[7].
  • W3C Geolocation API's programmed in is recorded as ECMAScript[8].
  • W3C Geolocation API's software version identifier is recorded as REC-geolocation-20250411[9].
  • W3C Geolocation API's official website is recorded as https://w3c.github.io/geolocation-api/[10].
  • W3C Geolocation API's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/[11].
  • W3C Geolocation API's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/w3c/geolocation[12].
  • W3C Geolocation API's standards body is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[13].
  • W3C Geolocation API's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/w3c-geolocation[14].

Why It Matters

W3C Geolocation API draws 798 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #23 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

application programming interface

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). W3C Geolocation API. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/w3c-geolocation-api
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  1. 15d ago · Ms040got · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → application programming interface, W3C Recommendation, client-side web API +2
    Official website → https://w3c.github.io/geolocation-api/
    Website → —
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141473683]]"
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