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How to get Contents section data from some Wikipedia page?

I am looking for a dump file (ideally) or an API call to get the Contents section of Wikipedia pages. e.g. Fitbit page

Fitbit content

Any help really appreciated. Thanks!

Solution

  • You can do it with MediaWiki API by parsing the page. For your example the query will be:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=parse&prop=sections&page=Fitbit

    Response will include all page sections with their names (lines) and heading levels.

    {
    "parse": {
        "sections": [
            {
                "index": "1",
                "line": "Products",
                "level": "2",
                ...
            },
            {
                "index": "2",
                "line": "Fitbit Tracker",
                "level": "3",
                ...
            },
            {
                "index": "3",
                "line": "Fitbit Ultra",
                "level": "3",
                ...
            },
            ...
        ]
    }
}