# Wikipedia API // Ajax request **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 21, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/wikipedia-api-ajax-request/186906 "2018-04-21T15:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HalloCoding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@HalloCoding](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/HalloCoding)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/wikipedia-api-ajax-request/186906/1 "2018-04-21T15:56:29Z")
Hi there, I have a problem with the Ajax request. If I insert my URL into my browser I get a working result. So there have to be a mistake in the code(?). I don’t find it, maybe somebody could help me please out. Here is the Codepen: > **[Wikipedia Viewer](https://codepen.io/HalloCoding/pen/zWgBeK?editors=0011)** > > ... Greetings HalloCoding ---
**Author:** ![nikrb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/nikrb/32/18397_2.png) [@nikrb](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/nikrb)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/wikipedia-api-ajax-request/186906/2 "2018-04-21T16:15:49Z")
it works for me, your console log prints out the returned data. What error messages are you seeing? ---
**Author:** ![HalloCoding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@HalloCoding](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/HalloCoding)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/wikipedia-api-ajax-request/186906/3 "2018-04-21T16:17:34Z")
I’m seeing my “Error” message with an Error object. That’s strange. Tried it on windows at it worked. Extremly strange… ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/wikipedia-api-ajax-request/186906/4 "2021-01-17T20:23:06Z")