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wikipedia.nearby

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Wikipedia articles near a latitude/longitude (10 km).

GET /v1/wikipedia/nearby

What you get#

A list of Wikipedia results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

What it costs#

  • Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
  • Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
  • Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it isConstraints
latstringyes(required)Latitudemax 10 chars; must match -?(?:[0-8]?[0-9](?:\.[0-9]{1,6})?|90(?:\.0{1,6})?); trimmed
lonstringyes(required)Longitudemax 11 chars; must match -?(?:1[0-7][0-9]|[0-9]{1,2})(?:\.[0-9]{1,6})?|-?180(?:\.0{1,6})?; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/wikipedia/nearby?lat=51.5074&lon=-0.1278" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Wikipedia response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "33109245",
        "title": "Equestrian statue of Charles I, Charing Cross"
      },
      "ext": {
        "distanceMeters": 10.7
      },
      "place": {
        "lat": 51.50734,
        "lon": -0.12768
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "84221192",
        "title": "Parliament Street from Trafalgar Square"
      },
      "ext": {
        "distanceMeters": 18.7
      },
      "place": {
        "lat": 51.507503,
        "lon": -0.128014
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "wikipedia",
    "endpoint": "nearby",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source pathOnekey fieldTransform
pageidcontent.idtoString
titlecontent.title-
distext.distanceMeterstoNumber
latplace.lattoNumber
lonplace.lontoNumber

Caching and freshness#

  • Fresh for about 2 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
  • Between 2 minutes and 15 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
  • If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 hour more (marked stale).
  • A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
  • The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

StatusCodeWhat to do
401unauthorizedCheck the x-api-key header.
402insufficient_creditsAdd credits; your balance must cover the price.
404not_foundUnknown endpoint path.
422invalid_paramsFix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429rate_limitedWait Retry-After seconds, then retry.
502upstream_errorThe source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).