How to use Wikipedia's API for making auto response chatting software?

[sazzad hossain rafi]

I want to make a software which will give reply if I want to know about a certain thing.Like,if I said the app "United States " then it will give me information of "United States" from wikipedia which is  exactly found in 

link:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States  

I want to get the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article.

I have seen a app (link: https://sites.google.com/site/appinventor/amazon-at-the-bookstore   ) 

which was used to search books from amazon.Now I also want to make such a software which will give me results which I am wanting. If still there is confusion,please let me know. I will say more briefly. And I need this help,please

[Taifun]

How to work with the web component and an API by Stephen

Taifun

[sazzad hossain rafi]

Thanks .But what will be the base URL for wikipedia to show the first paragraph??As like your given link,here is a base url 

Would you like to help me building such app please??

[Taifun]

you can find that out in the Wikipedia API documentation

adjust the example to your needs...

Taifun

[sazzad hossain rafi]

I tried many time,but wasn't successful.Can you make and share .aia file??@Taifun

I will be very grateful to you

[Taifun]

.Can you make and share .aia file

sorry, no

did you read the API documentation?

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page

what about sending a simple get request using the example URL?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Main%20Page&prop=revisions&rvprop=content&format=json

Taifun

[SteveJG]

A different , very simple way to get information about something:

Regards,

Steve

[SteveJG]

Rather than replying directly to me, please use the Forum as intended and reply only in the Forum so others may share.  Thanks.

You might find this example useful:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mitappinventortest/1MpB4th_9-A