MediaWiki API help

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

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Output data in JSON format (pretty-print in HTML).

Parameter:
wrappedhtml

Return the pretty-printed HTML and associated ResourceLoader modules as a JSON object.

Type: boolean (details)
callback

If specified, wraps the output into a given function call. For safety, all user-specific data will be restricted.

utf8

If specified, encodes most (but not all) non-ASCII characters as UTF-8 instead of replacing them with hexadecimal escape sequences. Default when formatversion is not 1.

Type: boolean (details)
ascii

If specified, encodes all non-ASCII using hexadecimal escape sequences. Default when formatversion is 1.

Type: boolean (details)
formatversion

Output formatting:

1
Backwards-compatible format (XML-style booleans, * keys for content nodes, etc.).
2
Modern format.
latest
Use the latest format (currently 2), may change without warning.
One of the following values: 1, 2, latest
Default: 1