MediaWiki API help
This is an auto-generated MediaWiki API documentation page.
Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API
action=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.
- 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:
- 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, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 460, 461, 2300, 2301, 2302, 2303, 102, 103, 108, 109, 710, 711, 420, 421, 106, 107, 2600, 1198, 1199, 104, 105
- 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.
- Import meta:Help:ParserFunctions to namespace 100 with full history.
- api.php?action=import&interwikisource=meta&interwikipage=Help:ParserFunctions&namespace=100&fullhistory=&token=123ABC