Wikipedia API: Get key facts from an article
Returns the labeled facts, in order, from the information box of a Wikipedia article in any language edition. Articles without an information box have no facts.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.
- Topic, required
topic Article name or subject, such as Apple Inc.
Tokyo
- Language optional
language Wikipedia language name or code, such as Spanish or es. Defaults to English.
English (default)
Input as JSON
{ "topic": "Tokyo"}Output
{ "facts": [ { "label": "Country", "value": "Japan" }, { "label": "Region", "value": "Kantō" }, { "label": "Island", "value": "Honshu" } ], "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo" , "article_title": "Tokyo"}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"wikipedia.org/get_key_facts","input":{"topic":"Tokyo"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "wikipedia.org/get_key_facts" , "input": { "topic": "Tokyo" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "wikipedia.org/get_key_facts" , "input": { "topic": "Tokyo" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run wikipedia.org/get_key_facts# with {"topic":"Tokyo"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "topic" ], "properties": { "topic": { "type": "string", "description": "Article name or subject, such as Apple Inc." }, "language": { "type": "string", "default": "English", "description": "Wikipedia language name or code, such as Spanish or es. Defaults to English." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "article_title", "article_link", "facts" ], "properties": { "facts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "label", "value" ], "properties": { "label": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": "string" } } }, "description": "Labeled information-box facts in article order." }, "article_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the article." }, "article_title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the article." } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
wikipedia.org/get_key_facts- Returns
- article title, article link, labeled facts
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method wikipedia.org/get_key_facts with the inputs above.
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See more
All Wikipedia methodsReturns the opening summary, short description, main image, article link and last edit time for a Wikipedia topic in the chosen language. For ambiguous names it uses the top matching article and lists up to five alternatives.
wikipedia.org/get_article_summaryReturns the full text of a Wikipedia article in ordered sections, with its last edit time, reference count and visible categories, in any language edition. Footnotes, tables and navigation material are excluded; a topic that is not an exact title uses the best search match.
wikipedia.org/get_full_articleReturns human-reader view counts for a Wikipedia article by day or month, with totals, daily averages and the peak period.
wikipedia.org/get_page_viewsSearches a Wikipedia language edition by keywords and returns matching articles in relevance order, with descriptions, snippets, word counts, last edit dates and links.
wikipedia.org/search_articlesReturns Wikipedia's On this day events, births, deaths and holidays for a month and day, in a chosen Wikipedia language; events, births and deaths come newest year first.
wikipedia.org/get_on_this_dayFinds the best-matching Britannica encyclopedia article for a topic and returns its introduction, quick facts, section headings, update date and main image.
britannica.com/get_articleFinds a topic on the main English Fandom wiki for a franchise (picked from Fandom's cross-wiki search, or given as a wiki or article link) and returns the article's opening paragraphs, infobox facts, section headings, main image and links.
fandom.com/get_wiki_articleLooks up a Wikidata item by name, item ID or link and returns its name, description, image, links and readable facts. A hint picks between items with similar names.
wikidata.org/get_facts