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action=visualeditoredit

(main | visualeditoredit)
  • This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
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  • This module requires write rights.
  • This module only accepts POST requests.
  • Source: VisualEditor
  • Licence: MIT

Save an HTML5 page to MediaWiki (converted to wikitext via the Parsoid service).

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
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.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
starttimestamp

When saving, set this to the timestamp of when the page was loaded. Used to detect edit conflicts.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
oldid

The revision number to use. Defaults to latest revision.

Type: integer
minor

Flag for minor edit.

watchlist

Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.

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.

nocontent

Omit the HTML content of the new revision in the response.

Type: boolean (details)
returnto

Page title. If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to the given page, instead of the page that was edited.

Type: page title
Accepts non-existent pages.
returntoquery

URL query parameters (with leading ?). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given query parameters.

Default: (empty)
returntoanchor

URL fragment (with leading #). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given fragment.

Default: (empty)
useskin

Apply the selected skin to the parser output. May affect the following properties: text, langlinks, headitems, modules, jsconfigvars, indicators.

One of the following values: apioutput, fallback, timeless
tags

Change tags to apply to the edit.

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

Plugins associated with the API request.

Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
data-{plugin}

Arbitrary data sent by a plugin with the API request.

This is a templated parameter. When making the request, {plugin} in the parameter's name should be replaced with values of plugins.