Structure to follow to cite a Wikipedia article in APA style: Article title. (Year last updated). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL. Reference example: Special relativity. (2018). Retrieved August 5, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity.

To put an in-text citation for Wikipedia in APA, you would use the following format: ("Title of article," n.d.) An example would be: ("World War II," n.d.) If you want to direct your reader to a specific section of the Wikipedia article, you can include the paragraph number at the end of your citation. For example: ("World War II," n.d., para. 5)

To cite Wikipedia in APA on the References page, follow this formula: Title of article. (Year, Month Day). In Wikipedia. URL

If you need to cite Wikipedia in APA format, be aware that it’ll look slightly different from a conventional APA website citation. A Wikipedia citation in APA format includes the Wikipedia page title, version date, website, and URL specific to the entry version you’re referencing.