Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

• Create a Module: that generates a map from template calls, looking for QIDs for each pin
• Example: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata_birthday_event_map
• Add a number of items via the template: Wikidata:Thirteenth Birthday
  • https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Thirteenth_Birthday/Calendar
• View the map and notice some pins are missing. Seemingly random.
  • Seen here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Thirteenth_Birthday
• Look at the console and see a 400 error

Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 () https://maps.wikimedia.org/geopoint?getgeojson=1&ids=Q182984

• Follow that URL and see the following:

Error: 403, Forbidden: Map tiles are restricted to Wikimedia and affiliated sites only. See https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maps/External_usage if you believe your usage supports the Movement. at Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:24:55 GMT

What happens?:

Even though this mapframe, module, and template are all on a Wikimedia wiki, it appears to be running afoul of our external usage policy.

What should have happened instead?:

The map should load without 400/403 errors.

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

I am reusing the Wikidata birthday event map on Meta-wiki. I have made some modifications to the code so that each request is unique. This seems to get around the error messages.

Module: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Module:Wikipedia_25_birthday_event_map
Map: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_25/Events