Wolfram Alpha Short Answers

Wolfram Alpha Short Answers returns a single plain text result as an answer to your query.

Categories: Helpers

Type: wolfram-alpha-shortanswers/v1

Connections

Version: 1

API Key

Properties

Name	Label	Type	Required
key	Key	STRING	true
value	App ID	STRING	true
addTo	Add to	STRING	true

Actions

Get Short Answer

Name: getShortAnswer

Returns a short answer for your query.

Properties

Name	Label	Type	Description	Required
i	Query	STRING	Query that will be answered.	true
units	Units	STRING Options metric, imperial	What system of units to use for measurements and quantities.	false

Example JSON Structure

{
  "label" : "Get Short Answer",
  "name" : "getShortAnswer",
  "parameters" : {
    "i" : "",
    "units" : ""
  },
  "type" : "wolfram-alpha-shortanswers/v1/getShortAnswer"
}

Output

Type: STRING

Additional Instructions

Connection Setup

Find App ID

Navigate to your dashboard.
Click this icon.
Click on Developer (API).
Click on Get an App ID.
Enter name, description and API. Select DullResults API or Short Answers API depending on which API you want to use.
Click on Submit.

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