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Wikipedia Article Summary API
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Wikipedia Article Summary API is a paid API for AI agents from api.24klabs.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-25).
Retrieves the lead summary, thumbnail image, and canonical URL for any Wikipedia article by title.
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Get the lead summary, thumbnail, and URL for any Wikipedia article title.
Output
Returns the Wikipedia article's lead summary text (the introductory paragraph), a thumbnail image URL (if available), and the canonical Wikipedia article URL for the requested title.
Example use cases
Enriching entity cards with Wikipedia data
“I'm building a knowledge panel for famous scientists — can you grab the Wikipedia summary, thumbnail, and article URL for 'Marie Curie'?”
Quick fact-check on a topic
“What does Wikipedia say about 'Quantum entanglement'? I just need the lead summary and the article link.”
Populating a research tool with article previews
“For our reading app, fetch the Wikipedia summary, thumbnail image, and page URL for the article titled 'The Great Wall of China'.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.24klabs.ai/api/v1/wikipedia-summary?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a quick, structured Wikipedia snippet (summary text, thumbnail, and URL) for a known article title without scraping or parsing Wikipedia HTML yourself. Prefer this over a full web scrape when you only need the lead paragraph and thumbnail. Best for enriching entities, building knowledge cards, or answering factual overview questions.
Side effects
- Article title not found on Wikipedia — returns an error or empty result
- Disambiguation page titles may return unexpected results
- Articles without thumbnails return no image URL
- Non-English titles may not resolve correctly if the API targets English Wikipedia
- Network timeout if Wikipedia is slow to respond
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"extract": "..."
}
}Tags
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