Overview

This shortcuts allows you to easily query the WolframAlpha API.

To perform a query, a Shortcut needs to pass the following items to WolframAlphaKit:

the input (e.g. a question, query or calculation);

an optional JSONPath query (to return one or more specific result from the JSON response).

An example of a template using WolframAlphaKit

Shortcuts using WolframAlphaKit

The following shortcuts have been updated to make use of WolframAlphaKit:

Business Days Until Date: Return the number of business days from now until a future date

WolframAlpha Plot: Queries the WolframAlpha API returning plots of functions, equations and inequalities

Using in your own shortcuts

A shortcut template exists that you can use to integrate WolframAlpha query results into your own shortcuts:

Documentation

Documentation for WolframAlphaKit, including examples of how to integrate it with your own Shortcuts, can be found at the following link:

API keys

WolframAlpha requires you to sign up for an key in order to use it's API. They offer a free tier for its API that allows for up to 2,000 queries a month.

WolframAlphaKit assumes that each individual user will sign up for their own personal API key and provides a step-by-step process as part of its installation.