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  This API allows programs to access various functions of MediaWiki software.
  For more details see API Home Page @ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/API
  
  Status: ALPHA -- all features shown on this page should be working,
                   but the API is still in active development, and  may change at any time.
                   Make sure you monitor changes to this page, wikitech-l mailing list,
                   or the source code in the includes/api directory for any changes.
  
Parameters:
  format         - The format of the output
                   One value: json, jsonfm, php, phpfm, wddx, wddxfm, xml, xmlfm, yaml, yamlfm, rawfm
                   Default: xmlfm
  action         - What action you would like to perform
                   One value: help, login, opensearch, feedwatchlist, query
                   Default: help
  version        - When showing help, include version for each module


*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  Modules  *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 

* action=help *
  Display this help screen.

* action=login *
  This module is used to login and get the authentication tokens.
Parameters:
  lgname         - User Name
  lgpassword     - Password
  lgdomain       - Domain (optional)
Example:
  api.php?action=login&lgname=user&lgpassword=password

* action=opensearch *
  This module implements OpenSearch protocol
Parameters:
  search         - Search string
Example:
  api.php?action=opensearch&search=Te

* action=feedwatchlist *
  This module returns a watchlist feed
Parameters:
  feedformat     - The format of the feed
                   One value: rss, atom
                   Default: rss
Example:
  api.php?action=feedwatchlist

* action=query *
  Query API module allows applications to get needed pieces of data from the MediaWiki databases,
  and is loosely based on the Query API interface currently available on all MediaWiki servers.
  All data modifications will first have to use query to acquire a token to prevent abuse from malicious sites.
Parameters:
  titles         - A list of titles to work on
  pageids        - A list of page IDs to work on
  revids         - A list of revision IDs to work on
  prop           - Which properties to get for the titles/revisions/pageids
                   Values (separate with '|'): info, revisions
  list           - Which lists to get
                   Values (separate with '|'): allpages, logevents, watchlist, recentchanges, backlinks, embeddedin, imagelinks, usercontribs
  meta           - Which meta data to get about the site
                   Values (separate with '|'): siteinfo
  generator      - Use the output of a list as the input for other prop/list/meta items
                   One value: allpages, logevents, watchlist, recentchanges, backlinks, embeddedin, imagelinks, usercontribs, info, revisions
  redirects      - Automatically resolve redirects
Example:
  api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&meta=siteinfo&titles=Main%20Page&rvprop=user|comment

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  Query: Prop  --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

* prop=info *
  Get basic page information such as namespace, title, last touched date, ...
Example:
  api.php?action=query&prop=info&titles=Main%20Page

* prop=revisions *
  Get revision information.
  This module may be used in several ways:
   1) Get data about a set of pages (last revision), by setting titles or pageids parameter.
   2) Get revisions for one given page, by using titles/pageids with start/end/limit params.
   3) Get data about a set of revisions by setting their IDs with revids parameter.
  All parameters marked as (enum) may only be used with a single page (#2).
Parameters:
  rvprop         - Which properties to get for each revision.
                   Values (separate with '|'): timestamp, user, comment, content
  rvlimit        - limit how many revisions will be returned (enum)
  rvstartid      - from which revision id to start enumeration (enum)
  rvendid        - stop revision enumeration on this revid (enum)
  rvstart        - from which revision timestamp to start enumeration (enum)
  rvend          - enumerate up to this timestamp (enum)
  rvdir          - direction of enumeration - towards "newer" or "older" revisions (enum)
                   One value: newer, older
                   Default: older
Examples:
  Get data with content for the last revision of titles "API" and "Main Page":
    api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=API|Main%20Page&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment|content
  Get last 5 revisions of the "Main Page":
    api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=Main%20Page&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment
  Get first 5 revisions of the "Main Page":
    api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=Main%20Page&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment&rvdir=newer
  Get first 5 revisions of the "Main Page" made after 2006-05-01:
    api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=Main%20Page&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment&rvdir=newer&rvstart=20060501000000

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  Query: List  --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

* list=allpages *
  Enumerate all pages sequentially in a given namespace
Parameters:
  apfrom         - The page title to start enumerating from.
  apprefix       - Search for all page titles that begin with this value.
  apnamespace    - The namespace to enumerate.
                   One value: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
                   Default: 0
  apfilterredir  - Which pages to list.
                   One value: all, redirects, nonredirects
                   Default: all
  aplimit        - How many total pages to return.
                   Default: 10
Examples:
  Simple Use
   Show a list of pages starting at the letter "B"
    api.php?action=query&list=allpages&apfrom=B
  Using as Generator
   Show info about 4 pages starting at the letter "T"
    api.php?action=query&generator=allpages&gaplimit=4&gapfrom=T&prop=info
   Show content of first 2 non-redirect pages begining at "Re"
    api.php?action=query&generator=allpages&gaplimit=2&gapfilterredir=nonredirects&gapfrom=Re&prop=revisions&rvprop=content
Generator:
  This module may be used as a generator

* list=logevents *
  Get events from logs.
Parameters:
  letype         - Filter log entries to only this type(s)
                   Values (separate with '|'): block, protect, rights, delete, upload, move, import, renameuser, newusers, makebot
  lestart        - The timestamp to start enumerating from.
  leend          - The timestamp to end enumerating.
  ledir          - In which direction to enumerate.
                   One value: newer, older
                   Default: older
  leuser         - Filter entries to those made by the given user.
  letitle        - Filter entries to those related to a page.
  lelimit        - How many total event entries to return.
                   Default: 10
Example:
  api.php?action=query&list=logevents

* list=watchlist *
  
Parameters:
  wlallrev       - Include multiple revisions of the same page within given timeframe.
  wlstart        - The timestamp to start enumerating from.
  wlend          - The timestamp to end enumerating.
  wlnamespace    - Filter changes to only the given namespace(s).
                   Values (separate with '|'): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
  wldir          - In which direction to enumerate pages.
                   One value: newer, older
                   Default: older
  wllimit        - How many total pages to return per request.
                   Default: 10
  wlprop         - Which additional items to get (non-generator mode only).
                   Values (separate with '|'): user, comment, timestamp, patrol
Examples:
  api.php?action=query&list=watchlist
  api.php?action=query&list=watchlist&wlallrev
  api.php?action=query&generator=watchlist&prop=info
  api.php?action=query&generator=watchlist&gwlallrev&prop=revisions&rvprop=timestamp|user
Generator:
  This module may be used as a generator

* list=recentchanges *
  Enumerate recent changes
Parameters:
  rcstart        - The timestamp to start enumerating from.
  rcend          - The timestamp to end enumerating.
  rcdir          - In which direction to enumerate.
                   One value: newer, older
                   Default: older
  rcnamespace    - Filter log entries to only this namespace(s)
                   Values (separate with '|'): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
  rcprop         - Include additional pieces of information
                   Values (separate with '|'): user, comment, flags
  rcshow         - Show only items that meet this criteria.
                   For example, to see only minor edits done by logged-in users, set show=minor|!anon
                   Values (separate with '|'): minor, !minor, bot, !bot, anon, !anon
  rclimit        - How many total pages to return.
                   Default: 10
Example:
  api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges

* list=backlinks *
  Find all pages that link to the given page
Parameters:
  blcontinue     - When more results are available, use this to continue.
  blnamespace    - The namespace to enumerate.
                   Values (separate with '|'): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
  blredirect     - If linking page is a redirect, find all pages that link to that redirect (not implemented)
  bllimit        - How many total pages to return.
                   Default: 10
Examples:
  api.php?action=query&list=backlinks&titles=Main%20Page
  api.php?action=query&generator=backlinks&titles=Main%20Page&prop=info
Generator:
  This module may be used as a generator

* list=embeddedin *
  Find all pages that embed (transclude) the given title
Parameters:
  eicontinue     - When more results are available, use this to continue.
  einamespace    - The namespace to enumerate.
                   Values (separate with '|'): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
  eiredirect     - If linking page is a redirect, find all pages that link to that redirect (not implemented)
  eilimit        - How many total pages to return.
                   Default: 10
Examples:
  api.php?action=query&list=embeddedin&titles=Template:Stub
  api.php?action=query&generator=embeddedin&titles=Template:Stub&prop=info
Generator:
  This module may be used as a generator

* list=imagelinks *
  Find all pages that use the given image title.
Parameters:
  ilcontinue     - When more results are available, use this to continue.
  ilnamespace    - The namespace to enumerate.
                   Values (separate with '|'): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
  ilredirect     - If linking page is a redirect, find all pages that link to that redirect (not implemented)
  illimit        - How many total pages to return.
                   Default: 10
Examples:
  api.php?action=query&list=imagelinks&titles=Image:Albert%20Einstein%20Head.jpg
  api.php?action=query&generator=imagelinks&titles=Image:Albert%20Einstein%20Head.jpg&prop=info
Generator:
  This module may be used as a generator

* list=usercontribs *
  Get edits by a user..
Parameters:
  uclimit        - The maximum number of contributions to return.
                   Default: 10
  ucstart        - The start timestamp to return from.
  ucend          - The end timestamp to return to.
  ucuser         - The user to retrieve contributions for.
  ucdir          - The direction to search (older or newer).
                   One value: newer, older
                   Default: older
Example:
  api.php?action=query&list=usercontribs&ucuser=YurikBot

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  Query: Meta  --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

* meta=siteinfo *
  Return general information about the site.
Parameters:
  siprop         - Which sysinfo properties to get:
                    "general"    - Overall system information
                    "namespaces" - List of registered namespaces (localized)
                   Values (separate with '|'): general, namespaces
                   Default: general
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=general|namespaces


*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  Formats  *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 

* format=json *
  Output data in JSON format
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=json

* format=jsonfm *
  Output data in JSON format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=jsonfm

* format=php *
  Output data in serialized PHP format
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=php

* format=phpfm *
  Output data in serialized PHP format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=phpfm

* format=wddx *
  Output data in WDDX format
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=wddx

* format=wddxfm *
  Output data in WDDX format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=wddxfm

* format=xml *
  Output data in XML format
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=xml

* format=xmlfm *
  Output data in XML format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=xmlfm

* format=yaml *
  Output data in YAML format
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=yaml

* format=yamlfm *
  Output data in YAML format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=yamlfm

* format=rawfm *
  Output data with the debuging elements in JSON format (pretty-print in HTML)
Example:
  api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=rawfm


*** Credits: ***
   This API is being implemented by Yuri Astrakhan [[User:Yurik]] / FirstnameLastname@gmail.com
   Please leave your comments and suggestions at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/API
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