Wikipedia Scraper API
Extract article content, summaries, infoboxes, and references from Wikipedia. Access the world's largest free encyclopedia programmatically.
Use Cases
Knowledge Extraction
Build knowledge bases and extract structured information for AI applications.
Research Automation
Gather background information and references for academic or business research.
Content Enrichment
Enhance applications with authoritative information from Wikipedia.
Entity Recognition
Extract entities, relationships, and facts from infoboxes and articles.
API Endpoints
Available endpoints for the Wikipedia Scraper API
/v1/wikipedia/page Wikipedia Page API
Scrape a public Wikipedia article page from a search result URL.
Parameters
url string required Wikipedia page URL returned by wikipedia/search. /v1/wikipedia/search Wikipedia API
Search Wikipedia through the public MediaWiki API with offset pagination.
Parameters
cursor string Cursor returned as next_cursor from the previous response. limit integer Maximum number of results to return. query string required Wikipedia article search query. Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Wikipedia Scraper API
Can I access Wikipedia in other languages?
Yes, we support all Wikipedia language editions. Just specify the language code.
Do you extract citations and references?
Yes, we can extract all citations, references, and external links from articles.
Can I get article revision history?
We extract current versions. Historical data may be available through additional endpoints.
Is the data structured or raw HTML?
We provide both structured JSON data and clean text content, not raw HTML.
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