Wolfram|Alpha

aid: wolframalpha
name: Wolfram|Alpha
description: Wolfram|Alpha is a computational knowledge engine that provides answers to natural language queries using a vast
  curated knowledge base and computational algorithms. The Wolfram|Alpha API suite gives developers programmatic access to
  computational intelligence for web, mobile, voice, and AI agent applications. APIs range from the full-featured Full Results
  API to specialized LLM, Short Answers, Simple, Spoken Results, Conversational, Fast Query Recognizer, Summary Boxes, and
  Instant Calculators APIs.
type: Index
url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/
tags:
- AI
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Knowledge
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Public APIs
- Search
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-06-13'
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/wolframalpha.png
specificationVersion: '0.20'
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Machine Learning
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
apis:
- aid: wolframalpha:wolframalpha-classification-api
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Classification API
  description: Classify and route natural language queries
  humanURL: https://products.wolframalpha.com/llm-api/documentation
  baseURL: https://www.wolframalpha.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Classification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/wolframalpha-classification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/llm-api/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-llm-api-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryllmapi-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-full-results-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-pod-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-subpod-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-full-results-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-pod-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-subpod-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-full-results-api-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-full-results-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryfullresults-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-full-results-response-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-pod-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-subpod-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/short-answers-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryshortanswer-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/simple-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-querysimpleapi-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/spoken-results-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryspokenresults-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/query-recognizer/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-query-recognizer-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-query-recognizer-response-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-recognizequery-example.json
- aid: wolframalpha:wolframalpha-queries-api
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Queries API
  description: Submit natural language queries for full computational results
  humanURL: https://products.wolframalpha.com/llm-api/documentation
  baseURL: https://www.wolframalpha.com/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Queries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/wolframalpha-queries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/llm-api/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-llm-api-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryllmapi-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-llm-api-response-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-full-results-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-pod-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-subpod-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-full-results-response-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-pod-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-subpod-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-full-results-api-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/wolframalpha-full-results-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryfullresults-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-full-results-response-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-pod-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-subpod-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/short-answers-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryshortanswer-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/simple-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-querysimpleapi-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/spoken-results-api/documentation
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-queryspokenresults-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/query-recognizer/documentation
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/wolframalpha-query-recognizer-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/wolframalpha-query-recognizer-response-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/wolframalpha-recognizequery-example.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/wolframalpha-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/wolframalpha-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/wolframalpha-authentication.yml
- url: https://blog.wolfram.com/feed/
  type: Blog
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/wolframalpha/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-answer-with-visual-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Answer with Visual
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-full-results-to-specific-pod-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Full Results to Specific Pod
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-llm-conversational-query-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha LLM Conversational Query
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-query-recognizer-routing-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Query Recognizer Routing
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-short-answer-with-detail-fallback-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Short Answer with Detail Fallback
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/wolframalpha-voice-assistant-answer-workflow.yml
  name: Wolfram|Alpha Voice Assistant Answer
- type: Website
  url: https://www.wolframalpha.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.wolframalpha.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developer.wolframalpha.com/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/documentation
- type: Pricing
  url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/wolframalpha-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/wolframalpha-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/wolframalpha-finops.yml
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api/documentation
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfram-alpha-llc
- type: SDKs
  title: Python Client for Wolfram Language
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/WolframClientForPython
- type: SDKs
  title: Wolfram Client (Python on PyPI)
  url: https://pypi.org/project/wolframclient/
- type: SDKs
  title: Wolfram Web Engine for Python
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/WolframWebEngineForPython
- type: SDKs
  title: Rust Bindings (wolfram-library-link)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/wolfram-library-link-rs
- type: SDKs
  title: Rust WSTP Bindings (wstp-rs)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/wstp-rs
- type: SDKs
  title: Wolfram Expression (Rust)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/wolfram-expr-rs
- type: IDESupport
  title: VS Code Extension for Wolfram Language
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/vscode-wolfram
- type: IDESupport
  title: Sublime Text Package for Wolfram Language
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/Sublime-WolframLanguage
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (Wolfram AgentTools)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/AgentTools
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server Docker Image
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/AgentTools/blob/main/docs/docker.md
- type: Tools
  title: Agent Skills (Wolfram Language)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/skills
- type: Tools
  title: Chatbook (Wolfram Notebooks + LLMs)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/Chatbook
- type: Tools
  title: AWS Lambda Wolfram Language Runtime
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/AWSLambda-WolframLanguage
- type: Tools
  title: Wolfram Language for Jupyter
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/WolframLanguageForJupyter
- type: Tools
  title: Language Server Protocol (LSPServer)
  url: https://github.com/WolframResearch/LSPServer
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/wolframalpha-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/wolframalpha-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/wolframalpha-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Computational Intelligence
    description: Access Wolfram's curated knowledge base and computation engine for math, science, geography, finance, and
      more.
  - name: Multiple Output Formats
    description: Choose from XML, JSON, plain text, image, or audio output depending on your application needs.
  - name: LLM-Optimized Responses
    description: Specialized API endpoint returns structured text formatted for large language model consumption.
  - name: Sub-10ms Query Classification
    description: Fast Query Recognizer classifies queries before sending to the full engine, reducing latency and cost.
  - name: Location-Aware Queries
    description: Pass IP, coordinates, or location names for geographically relevant results.
  - name: Conversational Multi-Turn Context
    description: Conversational API maintains context across queries via conversation tokens.
  - name: Pod-Based Decomposition
    description: Full Results API returns answer pods and subpods enabling fine-grained drilldown into computational results.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: AI Agent Integration
    description: Provide LLMs and AI agents with computational knowledge results via the LLM API.
  - name: Chatbot Answers
    description: Return concise answers to natural language questions in chatbot interfaces using the Short Answers API.
  - name: Voice Applications
    description: Deliver audio-ready answer strings for voice assistants using the Spoken Results API.
  - name: Educational Platforms
    description: Embed Wolfram computational results visually in learning platforms using the Simple API.
  - name: Search Augmentation
    description: Pre-classify user queries with the Fast Query Recognizer to route to Wolfram only when appropriate.
  - name: Scientific Computing
    description: Use the Full Results API to integrate symbolic computation, equation solving, and data analysis into scientific
      applications.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Wolfram Language / Mathematica
    description: Wolfram Language and Mathematica integration for computational workflows.
  - name: OpenAI / ChatGPT Plugin
    description: Official ChatGPT plugin uses Wolfram|Alpha for computational knowledge.
  - name: Siri / Voice Assistants
    description: Spoken Results API is used by voice assistant integrations including Apple Siri.
  - name: Alexa Skills
    description: Conversational and Spoken Results APIs power Amazon Alexa computational skills.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com