MediaWiki API help

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  • Source: VisualEditor
  • License: MIT

Returns HTML5 for a page from the Parsoid service.

Parameters:
page

The page to perform actions on.

This parameter is required.
format

The format of the output.

One of the following values: json, jsonfm
Default: jsonfm
paction

Action to perform.

This parameter is required.
One of the following values: parse, metadata, templatesused, wikitext, parsefragment, parsedoc
wikitext

Wikitext to send to Parsoid to convert to HTML (paction=parsefragment).

section

The section on which to act.

stash

When saving, set this true if you want to use the stashing API.

oldid

The revision number to use (defaults to latest revision).

editintro

Edit intro to add to notices.

pst

Pre-save transform wikitext before sending it to Parsoid (paction=parsefragment).

Type: boolean (details)
preload

The page to use content from if the fetched page has no content yet.

preloadparams

Parameters to substitute into the preload page, if present.

Separate values with | or alternative. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).