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Wolfram|Alpha APIs
The easy way to integrate top‑of‑the‑line computational knowledge into your applications
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Standard API Pricing
Integrate the Wolfram|Alpha API into your production systems in a variety of configurations.
Custom Solutions
Find out about solutions for startups, large-volume customers, on-premise versions, etc.
Pre-built Wolfram|Alpha APIs
Simple API
Immediately get simple images of complete Wolfram|Alpha result pages
Note: This API does not support disambiguation, drilldown and asynchronous results delivery. Use the Full Results API for these advanced features.
Fast Query Recognizer API
Quickly classify queries, and recognize ones that are likely to be handled by Wolfram|Alpha
Typically runs in under 10 ms.
Short Answers API
Short textual answers, quickly giving the main result for a query from Wolfram|Alpha
Suitable for rapid responses, small screens or integration into bots etc.
Summary Boxes API
Quickly deliver configurable, pre-generated summary boxes about specific entities, properties or computations
Typically runs in under 10 ms. Styling etc. fully configurable.
Spoken Results API
Results optimized for conversational audio delivery
Suitable for delivery either standalone or in combination with text or report delivery.
Instant Calculators API
Web-deployable, form-based calculators across the full spectrum of Wolfram|Alpha domains
Generate configurable Wolfram|Alpha results from simple form interfaces.
Full Results API
Full programmable access to all the capabilities of Wolfram|Alpha
Includes disambiguation, drilldown, asynchronous results delivery and more.
Show Steps API
Full Show Steps capabilities from Wolfram|Alpha Pro
The ultimate homework and tutorial solution.
Conversational API
Add intelligence to your bot with results optimized for back-and-forth dialog
Includes user-driven disambiguation and drilldown, as well as conversational parameter prompting.
Set Up Your Own Knowledge-Based APIs with the Wolfram Language
The Wolfram Language has full integrated access to the Wolfram|Alpha knowledgebase. Create instant APIs within the Wolfram Language to implement custom functionality, and immediately deploy in the Wolfram Cloud or in Wolfram Enterprise Private Cloud.
Typical Deployments
Intelligent Assistants
Applicable APIs:
Wolfram|Alpha is the computational knowledge source for intelligent assistants
Learning Management Systems
Applicable APIs:
Give students and teachers integrated access to computational knowledge
Voice-Based Systems
Applicable APIs:
Use Spoken Results to get computational knowledge without a screen, e.g. in a car
Desktop Software Systems
Applicable APIs:
Inject computational knowledge into a desktop software system
Search Engines
Applicable APIs:
Triage with the Fast Query Recognizer, then display computational knowledge alongside search results
Smart Watches
Applicable APIs:
Ask your watch a question, then get back a suitably shortened result to display
Publishing Integration
Applicable APIs:
Use Wolfram|Alpha to put instant real-world knowledge at the fingertips of textbook and other book readers
Also Available
Wolfram|Alpha Appliance
Standalone version of Wolfram|Alpha, suitable for private deployments within an organization
Custom Wolfram|Alpha Solutions
Create a custom Wolfram|Alpha for organizational as well as public data
Wolfram Development Platform
Create your own instant API by accessing the Wolfram|Alpha Knowledgebase using the Wolfram Language
Pre-built Apps
More than 50 high-quality apps, suitable for adaptation to new platforms and environments