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Britannica returns public encyclopedia articles with introductions, quick facts, headings, update dates and images, plus search results with titles, descriptions, links and images when shown.

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Find the best-matching Britannica encyclopedia article for a topic and return its introduction, quick facts, section headings, update date, and image. Only details shown on public pages are included.

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Topic

Topic, person, place, or event to look up, for example Marie Curie.

1 credit per run

Example results

Title: Eiffel Tower
Summary: Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is among the most famous landmarks in the world. It is also a technological masterpiece in building-construction history. It was designed and built (1887–89) by Gustave Eiffel and named in his honor.
Description: Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is one of the most famous landmarks in the world.
Article Link: britannica.com
Last Updated: 2026-09-11
Main Image Link: Open image
Quick Facts: Quick Facts
Label Value
French
Tour Eiffel
Section Headings: Background and construction
Description and dimensions
Tourist attraction

Quick Facts
Label	Value
French	Tour Eiffel

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Britannica

Britannica, also known as Encyclopaedia Britannica, provides article details through Get article, which needs a topic.

Search articles returns matching article titles, descriptions, links, and shown images; it needs search words and can take a maximum result count.

Built by Fous from britannica.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Britannica.

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Get article

1 credit per run

Find the best-matching Britannica encyclopedia article for a topic and return its introduction, quick facts, section headings, update date, and image. Only details shown on public pages are included.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Topic`topic`	Text	Required	Topic, person, place, or event to look up, for example Marie Curie.Example: Eiffel Tower

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Title`title`	Text	Article title.Example: Eiffel Tower
Summary`summary`	Text	Opening paragraphs in plain text.Example: Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is among the most famous…
Description`description`	Text	Short description of the article.Example: Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is one of the most famous…
Quick Facts`quick_facts`	List	Facts shown on the article page.
Label`quick_facts[].label`	Text	Example: French
Value`quick_facts[].value`	Text	Example: Tour Eiffel
Article Link`article_link`	Text	Britannica article URL.Example: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eiffel-Tower-Paris-France
Last Updated`last_updated`	Date	Article update date, if shown.Example: 2026-09-11
Main Image Link`main_image_link`	Text	Main image URL, if shown.Example: https://cdn.britannica.com/52/245552-050-3D7334F9/Eiffel-Tower-Paris.jpg
Section Headings`section_headings`	List	Section headings in article order.

Example result

For Topic: Eiffel Tower

JSON

{
  "title": "Eiffel Tower",
  "summary": "Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is among the most famous landmarks in the world. It is also a technological masterpiece in building-construction history. It was designed and built (…",
  "description": "Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron structure in Paris that is one of the most famous landmarks in the world.",
  "quick_facts": [
    {
      "label": "French",
      "value": "Tour Eiffel"
    }
  ],
  "article_link": "https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eiffel-Tower-Paris-France",
  "last_updated": "2026-09-11",
  "main_image_link": "https://cdn.britannica.com/52/245552-050-3D7334F9/Eiffel-Tower-Paris.jpg",
  "section_headings": [
    "Background and construction",
    "Description and dimensions",
    "Tourist attraction"
  ]
}

Search articles

1 credit per run

Search Britannica for encyclopedia articles and return their titles, short descriptions, article links, and images when shown. Excludes other search formats such as videos, questions, and stories.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	Words to search for, such as French Revolution.Example: French Revolution
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of articles to return, such as 10.Example: 50

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Articles`articles`	List	Matching encyclopedia articles in Britannica search order.
Title`articles[].title`	Text	Article title.Example: French Revolution
Image URL`articles[].image_url`	Text	Image link if the search listing shows one.Example: https://cdn.britannica.com/40/167640-050-A45EDB7E/execution-Louis-XVI-1793.jpg?…
Article URL`articles[].article_url`	Text	Link to the article on Britannica.Example: https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution
Description`articles[].description`	Text	Short description from the search listing, if shown.Example: French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and…

Example result

For Query: French Revolution

JSON

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "French Revolution",
      "image_url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/40/167640-050-A45EDB7E/execution-Louis-XVI-1793.jpg?w=300&h=1000",
      "article_url": "https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution",
      "description": "French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799. It reached its first climax in 1789 when the ancien régime in France was overthrown. The revolution was a complex ser…"
    },
    {
      "title": "France - Revolution, Napoleon, Empire",
      "image_url": null,
      "article_url": "https://www.britannica.com/place/France/Napoleon-and-the-Revolution",
      "description": "The Revolutionary legacy for Napoleon consisted above all in the abolition of the ancien régime's most archaic features—“feudalism,” seigneurialism, ..."
    },
    {
      "title": "Germany - French Revolution, Napoleonic Era",
      "image_url": null,
      "article_url": "https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany/The-French-Revolutionary-and-Napoleonic-era",
      "description": "In transforming the Bourbon kingdom into a constitutional state, the French Revolution aroused intense excitement east of the Rhine. ..."
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@britannica",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_article",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "topic": "Eiffel Tower"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Find encyclopedia articles about a topic
Review article summaries and quick facts
Browse article section headings
Search for articles on a subject
Collect article titles and descriptions

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Britannica?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Britannica. This workflow reads the public britannica.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Britannica account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from britannica.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.