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action=visualeditoredit

(main | visualeditoredit)

This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: VisualEditor
License: MIT

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

Parameters:

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.
starttimestamp: When saving, set this to the timestamp of when the page was loaded. Used to detect edit conflicts.
oldid: The revision number to use. Defaults to latest revision. Use 0 for a new page.
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.
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, minerva, monobook, timeless, vector, vector-2022
tags: Change tags to apply to the edit.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients allowed higher limits).
plugins: Plugins associated with the API request.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients 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.