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Wikipedia Summary API
Turns audio, images, video and posts into text and data.
Used by: Content teams, researchers, developers of AI tools.
Get the lead summary of a Wikipedia article in any language edition: title, short description, plain-text extract, thumbnail and original image, coordinates, Wikidata id, last edit time and page link. Fuzzy title search. Attribution (CC BY-SA 4.0) included. ~0.5 s.
Try it live, no sign-up
Run the example as is, or change the input. 5 own tries a day without a key.
Example request
curl -X POST https://radarbg.com/v1/wikipedia-summary \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"title": "Eiffel Tower", "language": "en"}'
Answer: {"ok": true, "count": N, "items": [...], "usage": {...}}. Failed calls are not counted.
Inputs
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title | string | Article title or search words, e.g. Varna |
language | string | Wikipedia language code, default en |
Price
Included in every plan: 500 calls a month free, then from €5 a month for 5,000 calls across all APIs.
Questions
What does the Wikipedia Summary API do?
Turns audio, images, video and posts into text and data.
Where does the data come from?
Get the lead summary of a Wikipedia article in any language edition: title, short description, plain-text extract, thumbnail and original image, coordinates, Wikidata id, last edit time and page link. Fuzzy title search. Attribution (CC BY-SA 4.0) included. ~0.5 s.
How much does it cost?
500 calls a month are free with no card. Paid plans start at EUR 5 a month for 5,000 calls and include every API on Radar. Failed calls are not counted.
Can I use it without writing code?
Yes. Try it live on this page, use our free browser tools, or ask us to run it on your list as a service.