Call URLs Like Functions 

Execute a URL and import the result from a JSON API.

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X URLExecute[ "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php", {"format" -> "json", "action" -> "query", "titles" -> "Main Page", "prop" -> "revisions", "rvprop" -> "content"}, "Method" -> "GET"] // Short

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Execute the Google Maps API and import the result.

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X URLExecute["http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap", {"center" \ -> "Brooklyn Bridge,New York,NY", "zoom" -> "13", "size" -> "600x300"}, "Method" -> "GET"]

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Execute a text-to-speech API and import the result as sound.

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X URLExecute["http://tts-api.com/tts.mp3", {"q" -> "Hello world"}, "Method" -> "GET"]

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Import a video's meta-information, joining URL parts.

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X URLExecute[{"http://vimeo.com/", "/api/v2/video/64539316.xml"}]

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