MediaWiki API help
This is an auto-generated MediaWiki API documentation page.
Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page
action=import
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Import a page from another wiki, or from an XML file.
Note that the HTTP POST must be done as a file upload (i.e. using multipart/form-data) when sending a file for the xml parameter.
- summary
Log entry import summary.
- xml
Uploaded XML file.
- Must be posted as a file upload using multipart/form-data.
- interwikiprefix
For uploaded imports: interwiki prefix to apply to unknown usernames (and known users if assignknownusers is set).
- interwikisource
For interwiki imports: wiki to import from.
- One of the following values: commons, de, es, fr, it, meta, nost, outreachwiki, pl, test2wiki
- interwikipage
For interwiki imports: page to import.
- fullhistory
For interwiki imports: import the full history, not just the current version.
- Type: boolean (details)
- templates
For interwiki imports: import all included templates as well.
- Type: boolean (details)
- namespace
Import to this namespace. Cannot be used together with rootpage.
- One of the following values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 100, 101, 118, 119, 126, 127, 710, 711, 828, 829, 1728, 1729
- assignknownusers
Assign edits to local users where the named user exists locally.
- Type: boolean (details)
- rootpage
Import as subpage of this page. Cannot be used together with namespace.
Change tags to apply to the entry in the import log and to the null revision on the imported pages.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): AFCH, AWB, Addition of protection template to non-protected page, AntiVandal script, Deputy, JWB, Newcomer task, New user adding protection template, ProveIt edit, RedWarn, Ultraviolet, WPCleaner, WikiLoop Battlefield, bot trial, changing time or duration, convenient-discussions, editProtectedHelper, excessive whitespace, fixed lint errors, huggle, invalid-timedtext-edit, large non-free file, massmove, moveToDraft, new user moving page out of userspace, pageswap, possible birth or death date change, pronoun-change, rapid date format changes, self-published-blog, self-published source, shortdesc helper, talk banner shell conversion, twinkle
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- Import meta:Help:ParserFunctions to namespace 100 with full history.
- api.php?action=import&interwikisource=meta&interwikipage=Help:ParserFunctions&namespace=100&fullhistory=&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]