--- title: "Connect PubNub to Wikipedia Search API - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message on Channel\" fires in PubNub, your agent runs \"Geosearch (Pages Near Coordinates)\" in Wikipedia Search API." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-wikipedia-search-api" --- # Connect PubNub to Wikipedia Search API When **New Message on Channel** fires in [PubNub](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub), your agent runs **Geosearch (Pages Near Coordinates)** in [Wikipedia Search API](https://apiant.ai/connections/wikipedia-search-api). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PubNub **2** triggers PubNub **9** actions Wikipedia Search API **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PubNub and Wikipedia Search API to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What PubNub can start in Wikipedia Search API - When **New Message on Channel** in PubNub then **Geosearch (Pages Near Coordinates)** in Wikipedia Search API - When **Presence Change on Channel** in PubNub then **Get Page Categories** in Wikipedia Search API Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with PubNub and Wikipedia Search API ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **New Message on Channel** Triggers when a new message is published to a PubNub channel. - Trigger **Presence Change on Channel** Fires when a user appears on a PubNub channel or their presence state changes, by polling the channel's Here Now occupant list. - Action **Get channel metadata** Get App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Get Channel Presence** Gets current occupancy and user list for a PubNub channel. - Action **Get user metadata** Get App Context metadata for a user. - Action **List channels** List all channels with App Context metadata. - Action **List users** List all users with App Context metadata. - Action **Publish Message** Publishes a message to a PubNub channel. - Action **Send signal** Send a lightweight signal to a channel. - Action **Update channel metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Update user metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a user. - Action **Geosearch (Pages Near Coordinates)** Find Wikipedia pages located near a geographic coordinate, within a given radius. - Action **Get Backlinks (What Links Here)** Get the list of Wikipedia pages that link TO a given page. - Action **Get Category Members** List the pages and subcategories that are members of a given Wikipedia category. - Action **Get External Links** Get the list of external (off-wiki) URLs referenced on a Wikipedia page. - Action **Get Featured Content** Get Wikipedia's featured content for a date: the featured article, most-read articles, picture of the day, and news, via the REST feed API. - Action **Get Page Categories** Get the categories a Wikipedia page belongs to. - Action **Get Page Content (Plain Text)** Get the full plain-text extract of a Wikipedia page (optionally intro-only) via the MediaWiki Action API. - Action **Get Page Coordinates** Get the geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) associated with a Wikipedia page. - Action **Get Page HTML** Get the rendered HTML of a Wikipedia page via the REST API. - Action **Get Page Images** Get the list of image file titles used on a Wikipedia page. - Action **Get Page Info** Get metadata about a Wikipedia page: page ID, last-modified timestamp, length, protection, content model, and full URL. - Action **Get Page Links** Get the list of internal wiki links (outgoing links to other pages) from a Wikipedia page. - Action **Get Page Revisions** Get the revision history of a Wikipedia page: revision IDs, timestamps, editors, and comments. - Action **Get Page Sections** Get the section structure (headings and table of contents) of a Wikipedia page via the parse API. - Action **Get Page Summary** Get a concise summary of a Wikipedia page (extract, thumbnail, description, and canonical URL) via the REST API. - Action **Get Random Pages** Get one or more random Wikipedia article titles. - Action **On This Day** Get notable historical events, births, deaths, and holidays for a given month and day via the REST feed API. - Action **Search Pages** Full-text search of Wikipedia pages. Returns matching page titles, snippets, page IDs, word counts, and timestamps. - Action **Search Titles (Autocomplete)** Prefix/autocomplete search over page titles using the OpenSearch protocol. Returns matching titles, descriptions, and URLs. ## Each app on its own - [ **PubNub** PubNub is a real-time communication platform that powers chat, live notifications, IoT data streaming, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub) - [ **Wikipedia Search API** Search and read Wikipedia content: full-text and title search, page summaries and full extracts, page...](https://apiant.ai/connections/wikipedia-search-api) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PubNub - [ **PubNub to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-salesforce) - [ **PubNub to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-slack) - [ **PubNub to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-stripe) - [ **PubNub to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-shopify) - [ **PubNub to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PubNub to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-trello) ## More into Wikipedia Search API - [ **HubSpot to Wikipedia Search API** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-wikipedia-search-api) - [ **Salesforce to Wikipedia Search API** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-wikipedia-search-api) - [ **Slack to Wikipedia Search API** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-wikipedia-search-api) - [ **Google Sheets to Wikipedia Search API** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-wikipedia-search-api) - [ **Gmail to Wikipedia Search API** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-wikipedia-search-api) - [ **Google Calendar to Wikipedia Search API** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-wikipedia-search-api) Questions ## PubNub and Wikipedia Search API, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PubNub? Any of PubNub's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Message on Channel and Presence Change on Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Wikipedia Search API when something happens in PubNub? Any of Wikipedia Search API's 19 actions, including Geosearch (Pages Near Coordinates), Get Backlinks (What Links Here), Get Category Members and Get External Links. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Wikipedia Search API to PubNub? Wikipedia Search API has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in PubNub. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Wikipedia Search API's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PubNub or Wikipedia Search API? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use PubNub and Wikipedia Search API without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.