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Wikipedia Summary Lookup
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Wikipedia Summary Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from anibalb.duckdns.org, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).
Fetches a plain-text summary extract and metadata for a given Wikipedia article topic
Price / call$0.002
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How this service works
Public data and utility APIs paid per call in USDC on Base (x402). No accounts, no API keys. 174 routes: crypto/equity data, onchain reads, DNS/email/security intel, geo/weather, x402 payment diagnostics, dev utilities and more.
Output
Returns a JSON object containing the Wikipedia article URL, the article title, and a plain-text extract (introductory summary paragraph) for the requested topic. If the topic maps to a valid Wikipedia article, the extract can range from a single sentence to several paragraphs.
Example use cases
Quick background on a tech concept
“Give me the Wikipedia summary for 'blockchain technology' so I can understand the basics before my meeting.”
Research a historical figure
“Fetch the Wikipedia extract for Ada Lovelace — I just need the introductory paragraph overview.”
Enrich product data with descriptions
“Look up the Wikipedia summary for 'Ethereum' and use it as a background description in the report I'm building.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://anibalb.duckdns.org/x402/wikipedia-summary?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a quick, human-readable encyclopedia-style summary of a topic without setting up Wikipedia API credentials. It is ideal for enriching agent responses with background context, populating knowledge cards, or answering 'what is X?' questions. It is not suited for full article retrieval, citations, or structured infobox data.
Side effects
- Topic not found on Wikipedia — returns empty or error response
- Ambiguous topic name resolves to wrong article — extract may be for a disambiguation page
- Wikipedia API rate limits or downtime cause upstream failures
- Misspelled topic input returns no results
- Non-English topic names may return inconsistent results depending on Wikipedia's language routing
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin",
"title": "Bitcoin",
"extract": "Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency..."
}
}Tags
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