You can access the Wikipedia Search Snapshot 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "searchKeywords": [
<    "source-backed signal",
<    "buyer fit"
<  ],
<  "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
<  "sourceMode": "startUrls",
<  "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
<  "startUrls": [
<    {
<      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=opensearch&search=web%20scraping&format=json"
<    }
<  ],
<  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
<  "maxRequestRetries": 2,
<  "sinceLastRun": false,
<  "deltaMode": true
<}' |
<apify call zentrafoundry/serp-competitor-gap-monitor --silent --output-dataset

Wikipedia search — not Google SERP API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Wikipedia Search Snapshot locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

Wikipedia Search Snapshot API in Python

Wikipedia Search Snapshot API in JavaScript

Wikipedia Search Snapshot OpenAPI definition

Wikipedia Search Snapshot API

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