User:User:Dikshagupta99/Sandbox/API:Get the contents of a page

There are three main methods for retrieving page content via the API:


 * 1) Get the revised page data through.
 * 2) Get parsed content of a page through.
 * 3) Get plain text or limited HTML extracts of a given page through

Method 1: Get revised page data from API: Revisions
This can be done by specifying the titles of the page. The retrieved content is in the form of wikitext.

Example
GET request to obtain revised data of the page Pet door.

Method 2: Get the parsed content of a page by API: Parsing_wikitext
This can be done by specifying a page or revision using the parameter page. The retrieved content is in the form of HTML.

Example
GET request to get parsed content of a page: Pet door.

Response
 ^ "World's first Passive House-certified pet door unveiled at Ecobuild 2014". www.gizmag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.  .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}   ^ "Automated Pet Doors&#160;: pet door". Retrieved 2016-07-07.   </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a> <cite class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/03/petwalk-automatic-pet-door-prevents-wet-paw-marks-around-the-home/">"PetWALK Automatic Pet Door Prevents Wet Paw Marks Around The Home"</a>. Ubergizmo. 2014-03-13 . Retrieved 2016-07-07. <span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Ubergizmo&amp;rft.atitle=PetWALK+Automatic+Pet+Door+Prevents+Wet+Paw+Marks+Around+The+Home&amp;rft.date=2014-03-13&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubergizmo.com%2F2014%2F03%2Fpetwalk-automatic-pet-door-prevents-wet-paw-marks-around-the-home%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APet+door" class="Z3988">  </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a> Oxford English Dictionary (full ed.), 2005. </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-NatGeo_2004_5-0">^</a> <cite class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0408_040408_oldestpetcat.html">"Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9500-year-old Burial Found on Cyprus"</a>. National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. April 8, 2004. Retrieved March 6, 2007. <span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=National+Geographic+News&amp;rft.atitle=Oldest+Known+Pet+Cat%3F+9500-year-old+Burial+Found+on+Cyprus&amp;rft.date=2004-04-08&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nationalgeographic.com%2Fnews%2F2004%2F04%2F0408_040408_oldestpetcat.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APet+door" class="Z3988">  </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a> <cite class="citation web">Anonymous ("The Country Parson") (1863). E. H. Sears &amp; Rufus Ellis (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=PXYUAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA298">"Random Readings: Philosophy and Common Sense"</a>. The Monthly Religious Magazine. Boston, MA: Leonard C. Bowles Press. p.&#160;298. <span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Monthly+Religious+Magazine&amp;rft.atitle=Random+Readings%3A+Philosophy+and+Common+Sense&amp;rft.pages=298&amp;rft.date=1863&amp;rft.au=Anonymous+%28%22The+Country+Parson%22%29&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DPXYUAAAAYAAJ%26pg%3DPA298&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APet+door" class="Z3988">  </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> Brodetsky, S. (2007) [first pub. 1927]. Sir Isaac Newton. Upton Press. p. 100. <a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1406769991" title="Special:BookSources/1406769991">1406769991</a>. </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> More, Louis Trenchard (1937). Isaac Newton: a Biography. C. Scribner's Sons. </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> Wright, J. F. M. (1827). Alma Mater. Volume 1. p. 17. </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> <cite class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.petplan.co.uk/petcensus/censusinfo.pdf">"Petplan Pet Census 2011"</a> (PDF). Petplan. p.&#160;15. Retrieved September 11, 2012. <span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Petplan+Pet+Census+2011&amp;rft.pages=15&amp;rft.pub=Petplan&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petplan.co.uk%2Fpetcensus%2Fcensusinfo.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APet+door" class="Z3988">  </li>  <a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a> <cite class="citation web">Woods, Amanda. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://medium.com/@woodsamanda399/7-important-measures-to-pet-proof-your-home-bdd3e33ae4c8">"7 Important Measures to Pet Proof Your Home"</a>. Retrieved 23 August 2017. <span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=7+Important+Measures+to+Pet+Proof+Your+Home&amp;rft.aulast=Woods&amp;rft.aufirst=Amanda&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40woodsamanda399%2F7-important-measures-to-pet-proof-your-home-bdd3e33ae4c8&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APet+door" class="Z3988">  </li> </ol>

Method 3: Get the content of the page using Extension: TextExtracts#API
The TextExtracts extension provides an API which allows to retrieve plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content.

Example
Get request to extract 10 sentences from the page: Pet door