MediaWiki API help

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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API

action=import

(main | import)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module requires write rights.
  • This module only accepts POST requests.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0+

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.

Parameters:
summary

Import summary.

xml

Uploaded XML file.

Must be posted as a file upload using multipart/form-data.
interwikisource

For interwiki imports: wiki to import from.

One of the following values: wikinews, wikiquote, wikisource, wikisource:la, wikisource:en, wikisource:fr, wikisource:de, commons, meta, wikipedia, wiktionary, wiktionary:de, botwiki
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, 3010, 3100, 3101, 3200, 3201, 3210, 3211, 2300, 2301, 2302, 2303
rootpage

Import as subpage of this page. Cannot be used together with namespace.

token

A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

This parameter is required.