# Open Web Source Pack (`sammss/open-web-source-pack`) Actor

Collects licensed, citation-ready source rows from Wikipedia REST and Crossref Works. Each row is title, URL, a verbatim quote (never generated), license, source, retrieved\_at. HTTP only. No browser, no proxy, no crawler, no paid keys. Not a website crawler.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sammss/open-web-source-pack.md
- **Developed by:** [Sam S](https://apify.com/sammss) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Open Web Source Pack

Collects licensed, citation-ready source rows from two free public APIs: Wikipedia REST and Crossref Works. Each row is title, URL, a verbatim quote (Wikipedia extract or Crossref abstract — never generated), license, source id, and retrieved\_at. HTTP only. No browser, no proxy, no crawler, no paid keys. Not a Website Content Crawler clone.

**Store categories:** AI · Developer tools · Open source

### Why use it

- Drop citeable source packs into RAG / agent pipelines without crawling the open web.
- Verbatim quotes only — never LLM-written summaries.
- License string on every row so reuse stays accountable.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | required | Topic text, 1–500 chars. Not a URL. |
| `maxRows` | integer | 10 | Min 1, max 50. Split across selected sources. |
| `sources` | array | wikipedia, crossref | Subset of wikipedia, crossref. |
| `wikipediaLang` | string | en | Pattern `^[a-z]{2,12}$`. Invalid values fall back to en. |
| `wikipediaTitles` | string\[] | \[] | If non-empty, skip Wikipedia search and fetch only these titles (capped by wiki quota). |
| `crossrefMailto` | string | optional | Crossref polite-pool contact. Not an API key. |
| `includeAbstracts` | boolean | true | If false, `quote` is null. Quotes are never generated. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "query": "retrieval-augmented generation",
  "maxRows": 10,
  "sources": ["wikipedia", "crossref"],
  "wikipediaLang": "en",
  "wikipediaTitles": [],
  "includeAbstracts": true
}
```

### Output

Each default-dataset row:

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `title` | string | Wikipedia page title or Crossref work title. |
| `url` | string | Canonical Wikipedia article URL or Crossref / DOI URL. |
| `quote` | string or null | Verbatim Wikipedia extract or Crossref abstract. Null when missing or `includeAbstracts` is false. Never LLM-generated. |
| `license` | string | Wikipedia `license.title` plus `license.url` when present, or the first Crossref `license[0].URL`, or `Crossref metadata (no work license deposited)`. |
| `source` | string | `wikipedia` or `crossref`. |
| `retrieved_at` | string | ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of the fetch. |

### Pricing (live on Store)

**Pay per usage** — the Actor is free to start; you only pay Apify platform usage (compute / storage). There is no Actor-level PPE charge live yet.

#### Intended PPE (not live — blocked on payout billing)

When sammss payout / billing details are complete in Console, switch to Pay per event (no PPE+usage):

| Event | Price | How it is charged |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `apify-actor-start` | $0.00005 | Platform synthetic start. This Actor does not call `Actor.charge`. |
| `apify-default-dataset-item` | $0.01 | Platform synthetic item on each `Actor.push_data` write. |

`minimalMaxTotalChargeUsd` = `0.01005`. Repo file: `.actor/pay_per_event.json`.

### Resources

- Default memory: 512 MB (min 256, max 1024)
- Standby: off
- Limited permissions
- Runtime: Python 3.13 (`apify/actor-python:3.13`), HTTP only

### Limits

- `maxRows` is a cap, not a guarantee.
- One source failing does not abort the other.
- Wikipedia reuse follows CC BY-SA. Crossref rows point at the deposited work license.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search text for Wikipedia page search and/or Crossref works search. Not a start URL.

## `maxRows` (type: `integer`):

Maximum dataset rows. Split roughly evenly across selected sources.

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Which public APIs to query.

## `wikipediaLang` (type: `string`):

Wikipedia language subdomain (en, de, fr, …).

## `wikipediaTitles` (type: `array`):

If set, skip Wikipedia search and fetch these titles only (capped by Wikipedia's share of maxRows).

## `crossrefMailto` (type: `string`):

Optional contact email for the Crossref mailto query parameter (polite pool). Not an API key.

## `includeAbstracts` (type: `boolean`):

If true, quote is the verbatim Wikipedia extract or Crossref abstract when present. If false or missing, quote is null. Quotes are never generated or rewritten.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "retrieval-augmented generation",
  "maxRows": 10,
  "sources": [
    "wikipedia",
    "crossref"
  ],
  "wikipediaLang": "en",
  "wikipediaTitles": [],
  "crossrefMailto": "you@example.com",
  "includeAbstracts": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items: title, url, quote, license, source, retrieved\_at.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "retrieval-augmented generation"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sammss/open-web-source-pack").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "retrieval-augmented generation" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sammss/open-web-source-pack").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "retrieval-augmented generation"
}' |
apify call sammss/open-web-source-pack --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sammss/open-web-source-pack"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/M4sIT4W3Ch86qe6j9/builds/d1fkXe5Vvg9oeWAUJ/openapi.json