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from $1.00 / 1,000 article fetcheds

Wikipedia Article Search

Search and retrieve structured data from Wikipedia articles across 15 language editions. This Apify actor queries the MediaWiki Search API to find relevant articles, then enriches each result with plain-text summaries, descriptions, Wikidata IDs, and thumbnail images via the Wikipedia REST API.

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from $1.00 / 1,000 article fetcheds

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ryan clinton

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You can access the Wikipedia Article Search programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "query": "artificial intelligence",
12    "maxResults": 20
13};
14
15// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16const run = await client.actor("ryanclinton/wikipedia-article-search").call(input);
17
18// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
19console.log('Results from dataset');
20console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
21const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
22items.forEach((item) => {
23    console.dir(item);
24});
25
26// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Wikipedia Search API - Articles, Summaries & Metadata API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Wikipedia Article Search API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

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