MediaWiki API help
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- This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: VisualEditor
- License: MIT
Save an HTML5 page to MediaWiki (converted to wikitext via the Parsoid service).
- paction
Action to perform.
- This parameter is required.
- One of the following values: diff, save, serialize, serializeforcache
- page
The page to perform actions on.
- This parameter is required.
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- wikitext
The wikitext to act with.
- section
The section on which to act.
- sectiontitle
Title for new section.
- basetimestamp
When saving, set this to the timestamp of the revision that was edited. Used to detect edit conflicts.
- starttimestamp
When saving, set this to the timestamp of when the page was loaded. Used to detect edit conflicts.
- oldid
The revision number to use. Defaults to latest revision. Use 0 for a new page.
- minor
Flag for minor edit.
- watch
Add the page to the current user's watchlist.
- html
HTML to send to Parsoid in exchange for wikitext.
- etag
ETag to send.
- summary
Edit summary.
- captchaid
Captcha ID (when saving with a captcha response).
- captchaword
Answer to the captcha (when saving with a captcha response).
- cachekey
Use the result of a previous serializeforcache request with this key. Overrides html.