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

(main | query | links)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module can be used as a generator.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Returns all links from the given pages.

Parameters:
plnamespace

Show links in these namespaces only.

Values (separate with | or alternative): -1, -2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 828, 829, 2300, 2301, 2302, 2303
To specify all values, use *.
pllimit

How many links to return.

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 500.
Default: 10
plcontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue.

pltitles

Only list links to these titles. Useful for checking whether a certain page links to a certain title.

Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients allowed higher limits).
pldir

The direction in which to list.

One of the following values: ascending, descending
Default: ascending
Examples:
Get links from the page Main Page
api.php?action=query&prop=links&titles=Main%20Page [open in sandbox]
Get information about the link pages in the page Main Page.
api.php?action=query&generator=links&titles=Main%20Page&prop=info [open in sandbox]
Get links from the page Main Page in the User and Template namespaces.
api.php?action=query&prop=links&titles=Main%20Page&plnamespace=2|10 [open in sandbox]