How to get plain text from Wiki API subcategory
I am not able to get the plain text from a subcategory via the Wiki API.
I'm using
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Submarine§ion=4&prop=extracts&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&redirects
to fetch the abstract of a site from Wiki. Now I'd love to only get the content of let's say the 4th section. I tried by simply adding:
§ion=4
No matter what I try, this just seems to be rejected.
Though I'm able to get the content of a section using:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=Submarine&prop=wikitext&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&&format=json&origin=*&action=parse§ion=4
But then I'm not able to get my text without the Wiki markdown.
Most likely the solution is a combination of those two approaches but I just can't wrap my head around it…
These docs here may help.
Any help is highly appreciated!
javascript json api wikipedia
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
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I am not able to get the plain text from a subcategory via the Wiki API.
I'm using
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Submarine§ion=4&prop=extracts&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&redirects
to fetch the abstract of a site from Wiki. Now I'd love to only get the content of let's say the 4th section. I tried by simply adding:
§ion=4
No matter what I try, this just seems to be rejected.
Though I'm able to get the content of a section using:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=Submarine&prop=wikitext&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&&format=json&origin=*&action=parse§ion=4
But then I'm not able to get my text without the Wiki markdown.
Most likely the solution is a combination of those two approaches but I just can't wrap my head around it…
These docs here may help.
Any help is highly appreciated!
javascript json api wikipedia
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Load it into some DOM library and take thetextContentof the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52
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I am not able to get the plain text from a subcategory via the Wiki API.
I'm using
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Submarine§ion=4&prop=extracts&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&redirects
to fetch the abstract of a site from Wiki. Now I'd love to only get the content of let's say the 4th section. I tried by simply adding:
§ion=4
No matter what I try, this just seems to be rejected.
Though I'm able to get the content of a section using:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=Submarine&prop=wikitext&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&&format=json&origin=*&action=parse§ion=4
But then I'm not able to get my text without the Wiki markdown.
Most likely the solution is a combination of those two approaches but I just can't wrap my head around it…
These docs here may help.
Any help is highly appreciated!
javascript json api wikipedia
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
I am not able to get the plain text from a subcategory via the Wiki API.
I'm using
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Submarine§ion=4&prop=extracts&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&redirects
to fetch the abstract of a site from Wiki. Now I'd love to only get the content of let's say the 4th section. I tried by simply adding:
§ion=4
No matter what I try, this just seems to be rejected.
Though I'm able to get the content of a section using:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&page=Submarine&prop=wikitext&explaintext&exsectionformat=plain&&format=json&origin=*&action=parse§ion=4
But then I'm not able to get my text without the Wiki markdown.
Most likely the solution is a combination of those two approaches but I just can't wrap my head around it…
These docs here may help.
Any help is highly appreciated!
javascript json api wikipedia
javascript json api wikipedia
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
asked Jan 19 at 23:35
MoritzMoritz
154
154
There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Load it into some DOM library and take thetextContentof the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52
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There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Load it into some DOM library and take thetextContentof the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52
There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Load it into some DOM library and take the
textContent of the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Load it into some DOM library and take the
textContent of the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52
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I found a solution!
After struggeling with the answer @Tgr gave me, i stumbled upon a mind-blowing JS lib:
wtf_wikipedia.
I hope Wiki decides to give this man a medal!
Fetching for example the text of the 8th category is as simple as this:
doc.sections(8).text()
answered Jan 25 at 23:21
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I found a solution!
After struggeling with the answer @Tgr gave me, i stumbled upon a mind-blowing JS lib:
wtf_wikipedia.
I hope Wiki decides to give this man a medal!
Fetching for example the text of the 8th category is as simple as this:
doc.sections(8).text()
answered Jan 25 at 23:21
MoritzMoritz
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add a comment |
I found a solution!
After struggeling with the answer @Tgr gave me, i stumbled upon a mind-blowing JS lib:
wtf_wikipedia.
I hope Wiki decides to give this man a medal!
Fetching for example the text of the 8th category is as simple as this:
doc.sections(8).text()
answered Jan 25 at 23:21
MoritzMoritz
154
add a comment |
I found a solution!
After struggeling with the answer @Tgr gave me, i stumbled upon a mind-blowing JS lib:
wtf_wikipedia.
I hope Wiki decides to give this man a medal!
Fetching for example the text of the 8th category is as simple as this:
doc.sections(8).text()
answered Jan 25 at 23:21
MoritzMoritz
154
I found a solution!
After struggeling with the answer @Tgr gave me, i stumbled upon a mind-blowing JS lib:
wtf_wikipedia.
I hope Wiki decides to give this man a medal!
Fetching for example the text of the 8th category is as simple as this:
doc.sections(8).text()
answered Jan 25 at 23:21
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There's no such thing. Your best bet is probably to fetch the HTML and turn it into text.
– Tgr
Jan 21 at 5:08
Hey @tgr, thanks a lot for your reply. Would you mind to explain a bit further how to do that?
– Moritz
Jan 21 at 13:20
Load it into some DOM library and take the
textContentof the top node. This answer has an example for browser-based Javascript.– Tgr
Jan 21 at 22:59
Thanks, much appreciated. I‘ll dig into it!
– Moritz
Jan 22 at 9:52