Is there an API for Wikibooks?

Wikibooks does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for wikibooks.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Wikibooks data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when wikibooks.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Wikibooks account?

No. Every Wikibooks action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Wikibooks API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Education

Wikibooks API

wikibooks.org

Wikibooks - open textbooks, subjects, and book chapters.

Actions: 10
Category: Education
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Wikibooks API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_wikibooks_org_book_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_wikibooks_org_book_detail",
    "params": {
      "book_title": "Calculus"
    }
  }'

10 actions on wikibooks.org

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Book Details
act_wikibooks_org_book_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a book's title, summary, chapters, and metadata for a given book title.
book_title
string · required
Book Details
act_wikibooks_org_book_detail_formal_logicread1 credit / call
Returns a book's title, summary, chapters, and metadata for a given book title.
book_title
string · required
Category Listing
act_wikibooks_org_category_listingread2 credits / call
Returns pages within a category, each with title and URL.
category_slug
string · required
Category Listing Paginated
act_wikibooks_org_category_listing_ajaxread2 credits / call
Returns the next page of category members using a pagination cursor.
category_slug
string · required
pagefrom
string · required
Chapter Content
act_wikibooks_org_chapter_contentread1 credit / call
Returns a chapter's body content, table of contents, and metadata for a given chapter title.
chapter_title
string · required
Chapter Content
act_wikibooks_org_chapter_content_formal_logic_setsread1 credit / call
Returns a chapter's body content, table of contents, and metadata for a given chapter title.
chapter_title
string · required
Department Portal
act_wikibooks_org_department_portalread1 credit / call
Returns books and shelves within a subject department with titles and URLs.
department_slug
string · required
Main Portal
act_wikibooks_org_homepage_portalread1 credit / call
Returns the main portal's featured books and navigation links with titles and URLs.
Recipe Page
act_wikibooks_org_recipe_pageread1 credit / call
Returns a cookbook recipe's name, ingredients, steps, tags, and metadata.
page_title
string · required
Search Title Suggestions
act_wikibooks_org_search_title_suggestionsread2 credits / call
Searches book titles and returns matching pages with titles, excerpts, and thumbnails.
search_query
string · required
limit
integer

Wikibooks API questions

Is there an API for Wikibooks?: Wikibooks does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for wikibooks.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Wikibooks data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when wikibooks.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Wikibooks account?: No. Every Wikibooks action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Wikibooks API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.