Wikipedia & Wikidata Knowledge Scraper

Wikipedia & Wikidata Knowledge Scraper — a fast, reliable wikipedia scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This wikipedia scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured wikipedia data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Query (query) — e.g. "neural network"
• Id (id) — e.g. 76121942
• Key (key) — e.g. "Neural_network"
• Title (title) — e.g. "Neural network"
• Description (description) — e.g. "Structure in biology and artificial intelligence"
• Excerpt (excerpt) — e.g. "neural network is a group of interconnected units called...
• Extract (extract) — e.g. "A neural network is a group of interconnected units call...
• Url (url) — e.g. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network"
• Thumbnail (thumbnail) — e.g. null
• Lang (lang) — e.g. "en"
• Wikidata Id (wikidataId) — e.g. "Q12811862"
• Coordinates (coordinates) — e.g. null
• Views30d (views30d) — e.g. 63428

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Wikipedia search queries. One task runs per term; each returns up to maxResults matching articles.
lang	string	Wikipedia language edition code, e.g. 'en', 'de', 'es', 'fr'. Applies to search, summary and pageviews.
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of articles to return for each search term (1-100).
includeSummary	boolean	Fetch the article summary (plain-text extract, canonical URL, thumbnail, coordinates and exact Wikidata id)...
includePageviews	boolean	Fetch and sum the last 30 days of daily pageviews for each article into views30d. Adds one request per arti...
apiKey	string	Optional free Wikimedia personal API token (Bearer) to raise rate limits on the search endpoint. Leave blan...

Example output

{
  "type": "article",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "query": "neural network",
  "id": 76121942,
  "key": "Neural_network",
  "title": "Neural network",
  "description": "Structure in biology and artificial intelligence",
  "excerpt": "neural network is a group of interconnected units called neurons that send signals to one another. Neurons can be either biological cells or mathematical",
  "extract": "A neural network is a group of interconnected units called neurons that send signals to one another. Neurons can be either biological cells or mathematical models. While individual neurons are simple, many of them together in a network can perform complex tasks.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network",
  "thumbnail": null,
  "lang": "en",
  "wikidataId": "Q12811862",
  "coordinates": null,
  "views30d": 63428
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This wikipedia scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the wikipedia scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every wikipedia result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.