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Wikipedia scraper API: public pages as JSON

Send any Wikipedia page URL with recipe=wikipedia and get title, headline, published and 2 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
5 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=wikipedia

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=wikipedia'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "Photosynthesis",
        "headline": "biological process to convert light into chem...",
        "published": "2001-11-02T21:22:29Z",
        "publisher": "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc."
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Wikipedia

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Public pages `recipe=wikipedia` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`article.headline`	text	biological process to convert light into chemical energy
`article.published`	date	2001-11-02T21:22:29Z
`article.publisher`	text	Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
`url`	URL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis
`title`	text	Photosynthesis

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-04

{
    "article": {
        "headline": "biological process to convert light into chemical energy",
        "published": "2001-11-02T21:22:29Z",
        "publisher": "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc."
    },
    "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis",
    "title": "Photosynthesis"
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on Wikipedia (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=wikipedia'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis", "recipe": "wikipedia"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis",
  recipe: "wikipedia",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

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Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Page	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the Wikipedia recipe return?

JSON with 5 fields from page (recipe=wikipedia), for example title, headline, published, publisher, url. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Wikipedia?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on Wikipedia: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=wikipedia.

What happens when Wikipedia changes its pages?

We check Wikipedia every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape Wikipedia: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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