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Full text of one Wikipedia article as plain text, in pages of up to 20,000 characters (use start to read further). Use when: you need details beyond the summary. Example: {"title":"Marie Curie","lang":"en","max_chars":8000}
Exact page title
Wikipedia language code. Default: en
Character offset to start from (for long articles)
Full text of one Wikipedia article as plain text, in pages of up to 20,000 characters (use start to read further). Use when: you need details beyond the summary. Example: {"title":"Marie Curie","lang":"en","max_chars":8000}
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lang | string | Wikipedia language code. Default: en |
| start | integer | Character offset to start from (for long articles) |
| title* | string | Exact page title |
| max_chars | integer |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"default": "en",
"description": "Wikipedia language code. Default: en"
},
"start": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Character offset to start from (for long articles)"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact page title"
},
"max_chars": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 8000,
"maximum": 20000,
"minimum": 500
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Searches Wikipedia in any language and returns matching page titles with a one-line description and an excerpt. Use when: you need to find the right Wikipedia page for a topic, person, place or concept. Example: {"query":"Marie Curie","lang":"en"}
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lang | string | Wikipedia language code: en, fr, nl, de, es, it, ja… Default: en |
| query* | string | What to look for (any language) |
| results | integer |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"default": "en",
"description": "Wikipedia language code: en, fr, nl, de, es, it, ja… Default: en"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What to look for (any language)"
},
"results": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Short summary (lead paragraph) of one Wikipedia page, with its description, last edit time and link. Use when: you need a quick, sourced overview of a topic. Example: {"title":"Marie Curie","lang":"en"}
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lang | string | Wikipedia language code. Default: en |
| title* | string | Exact page title (use wiki_search first if unsure) |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"default": "en",
"description": "Wikipedia language code. Default: en"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact page title (use wiki_search first if unsure)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}