diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index 3769a425a..6f96d5946 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	"MessagesDirs": {
 		"Cite": [
 			"i18n",
+			"i18n/api",
 			"modules/ve-cite/i18n"
 		]
 	},
diff --git a/i18n/api/en.json b/i18n/api/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6e81deaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/api/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+	"@metadata": {
+		"authors": [
+			"jdlrobson",
+			"Brad Jorsch"
+		]
+	},
+	"apihelp-query+references-description": "Return a data representation of references associated with the given pages.",
+	"apihelp-query+references-summary": "Return a data representation of references associated with the given pages.",
+	"apihelp-query+references-example-1": "References associated with <kbd>Albert Einstein</kbd>.",
+	"apierror-citestoragedisabled": "Cite extension reference storage is not enabled."
+}
diff --git a/i18n/api/qqq.json b/i18n/api/qqq.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ae65c927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/api/qqq.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+	"@metadata": {
+		"authors": [
+			"jdlrobson",
+			"Brad Jorsch"
+		]
+	},
+	"apihelp-query+references-description": "{{doc-apihelp-description|query+references}}",
+	"apihelp-query+references-summary": "{{doc-apihelp-summary|query+references}}",
+	"apihelp-query+references-example-1": "{{doc-apihelp-example|query+references}}",
+	"apierror-citestoragedisabled": "{{doc-apierror}}"
+}
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index f91391ebd..3209eacac 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 			"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason"
 		]
 	},
-	"apihelp-query+references-description": "Return a data representation of references associated with the given pages.",
-	"apihelp-query+references-summary": "Return a data representation of references associated with the given pages.",
-	"apihelp-query+references-example-1": "References associated with <kbd>Albert Einstein</kbd>.",
-	"apierror-citestoragedisabled": "Cite extension reference storage is not enabled.",
 	"cite-desc": "Adds <code>&lt;ref[ name=id]&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;references/&gt;</code> tags, for citations",
 	"cite_error": "Cite error: $1",
 	"cite_error_ref_invalid_dir": "Invalid <code>&lt;ref&gt;</code> tag; dir attribute \"$1\" is unknown. Must be ltr or rtl",
diff --git a/i18n/qqq.json b/i18n/qqq.json
index a03984c96..135587de8 100644
--- a/i18n/qqq.json
+++ b/i18n/qqq.json
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 			"Mar(c)"
 		]
 	},
-	"apihelp-query+references-description": "{{doc-apihelp-description|query+references}}",
-	"apihelp-query+references-summary": "{{doc-apihelp-summary|query+references}}",
-	"apihelp-query+references-example-1": "{{doc-apihelp-example|query+references}}",
-	"apierror-citestoragedisabled": "{{doc-apierror}}",
 	"cite-desc": "{{desc|name=Cite|url=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite}}",
 	"cite_error": "Cite extension.\n\nUsed when there are errors in ref or references tags.\n\nParameters:\n* $1 - an error message",
 	"cite_error_ref_invalid_dir": "Cite extension. Error message shown when ref tag contain dir attribute with invalid value. $1 - invalid dir value",