Wikipedia Summary: Short Article Extract by Title
Lead-section summary of a Wikipedia article by title and language: plain-text extract, short description, canonical URL and last-edit time. Text is CC BY-SA 4.0 from Wikipedia contributors and must be attributed.
x402: $0.003 per callMCP tool: wikipedia_summary
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
title * | string | Article title, e.g. Copenhagen. | |
lang | string | en | Wikipedia language code. |
* required
Source and freshness
- Source and licence
- Stated in every response (field source).
- Last verified
- 2026-10-03 (hourly check against the live source)
Use it
HTTP (x402)
curl -i "https://api.ambolt.dev/v1/wikipedia-summary?title=Copenhagen"Returns 402 Payment Required with the price until an x402 payment is attached; @x402/fetch does this for you. See Get started.
MCP
{ "mcpServers": { "ambolt": { "url": "https://api.ambolt.dev/mcp" } } }
# then call the tool: wikipedia_summary
Apify
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Example response
{
"found": true,
"title": "Copenhagen",
"lang": "en",
"type": "standard",
"description": "Capital and most populous city of Denmark",
"extract": "Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1.4 million. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.",
"disambiguation": false,
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen",
"lastEdited": "2026-10-02T11:42:47Z",
"fetchedAt": "2026-10-02T21:36:03.107Z",
"attribution": "Text from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen), CC BY-SA 4.0, by Wikipedia contributors. Changes: none."
}
Good to know
- You are charged only when the call succeeds. Invalid input or an unavailable source costs nothing.
- Every response states its source and the time it was fetched.
- Informational only; not financial, legal or tax advice.
- Something wrong or missing? Open an issue on the repository (ambolt-mcp) and a reply follows under the Ambolt name.