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apihelp-upload-description (talk) (Translate) Upload a file, or get the status of pending uploads. Several methods are available: * Upload file contents directly, using the <var>$1file</var> parameter. * Upload the file in pieces, using the <var>$1filesize</var>, <var>$1chunk</var>, and <var>$1offset</var> parameters. * Have the MediaWiki server fetch a file from a URL, using the <var>$1url</var> parameter. * Complete an earlier upload that failed due to warnings, using the <var>$1filekey</var> parameter. Note that the HTTP POST must be done as a file upload (i.e. using <code>multipart/form-data</code>) when sending the <var>$1file</var>.
apihelp-upload-example-filekey (talk) (Translate) Complete an upload that failed due to warnings.
apihelp-upload-example-url (talk) (Translate) Upload from a URL.
apihelp-upload-param-async (talk) (Translate) Make potentially large file operations asynchronous when possible.
apihelp-upload-param-checkstatus (talk) (Translate) Only fetch the upload status for the given file key.
apihelp-upload-param-chunk (talk) (Translate) Chunk contents.
apihelp-upload-param-comment (talk) (Translate) Upload comment. Also used as the initial page text for new files if <var>$1text</var> is not specified.
apihelp-upload-param-file (talk) (Translate) File contents.
apihelp-upload-param-filekey (talk) (Translate) Key that identifies a previous upload that was stashed temporarily.
apihelp-upload-param-filename (talk) (Translate) Target filename.
apihelp-upload-param-filesize (talk) (Translate) Filesize of entire upload.
apihelp-upload-param-ignorewarnings (talk) (Translate) Ignore any warnings.
apihelp-upload-param-offset (talk) (Translate) Offset of chunk in bytes.
apihelp-upload-param-sessionkey (talk) (Translate) Same as $1filekey, maintained for backward compatibility.
apihelp-upload-param-stash (talk) (Translate) If set, the server will stash the file temporarily instead of adding it to the repository.
apihelp-upload-param-tags (talk) (Translate) Change tags to apply to the upload log entry and file page revision.
apihelp-upload-param-text (talk) (Translate) Initial page text for new files.
apihelp-upload-param-url (talk) (Translate) URL to fetch the file from.
apihelp-upload-param-watch (talk) (Translate) Watch the page.
apihelp-upload-param-watchlist (talk) (Translate) Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences or do not change watch.
apihelp-userrights-description (talk) (Translate) Change a user's group membership.
apihelp-userrights-example-expiry (talk) (Translate) Add user <kbd>SometimeSysop</kbd> to group <kbd>sysop</kbd> for 1 month.
apihelp-userrights-example-user (talk) (Translate) Add user <kbd>FooBot</kbd> to group <kbd>bot</kbd>, and remove from groups <kbd>sysop</kbd> and <kbd>bureaucrat</kbd>.
apihelp-userrights-example-userid (talk) (Translate) Add the user with ID <kbd>123</kbd> to group <kbd>bot</kbd>, and remove from groups <kbd>sysop</kbd> and <kbd>bureaucrat</kbd>.
apihelp-userrights-param-add (talk) (Translate) Add the user to these groups, or if they are already a member, update the expiry of their membership in that group.
apihelp-userrights-param-expiry (talk) (Translate) Expiry timestamps. May be relative (e.g. <kbd>5 months</kbd> or <kbd>2 weeks</kbd>) or absolute (e.g. <kbd>2014-09-18T12:34:56Z</kbd>). If only one timestamp is set, it will be used for all groups passed to the <var>$1add</var> parameter. Use <kbd>infinite</kbd>, <kbd>indefinite</kbd>, <kbd>infinity</kbd>, or <kbd>never</kbd> for a never-expiring user group.
apihelp-userrights-param-reason (talk) (Translate) Reason for the change.
apihelp-userrights-param-remove (talk) (Translate) Remove the user from these groups.
apihelp-userrights-param-tags (talk) (Translate) Change tags to apply to the entry in the user rights log.
apihelp-userrights-param-user (talk) (Translate) User name.
apihelp-userrights-param-userid (talk) (Translate) User ID.
apihelp-validatepassword-description (talk) (Translate) Validate a password against the wiki's password policies. Validity is reported as <samp>Good</samp> if the password is acceptable, <samp>Change</samp> if the password may be used for login but must be changed, or <samp>Invalid</samp> if the password is not usable.
apihelp-validatepassword-example-1 (talk) (Translate) Validate the password <kbd>foobar</kbd> for the current user.
apihelp-validatepassword-example-2 (talk) (Translate) Validate the password <kbd>qwerty</kbd> for creating user <kbd>Example</kbd>.
apihelp-validatepassword-param-email (talk) (Translate) Email address, for use when testing account creation.
apihelp-validatepassword-param-password (talk) (Translate) Password to validate.
apihelp-validatepassword-param-realname (talk) (Translate) Real name, for use when testing account creation.
apihelp-validatepassword-param-user (talk) (Translate) User name, for use when testing account creation. The named user must not exist.
apihelp-watch-description (talk) (Translate) Add or remove pages from the current user's watchlist.
apihelp-watch-example-generator (talk) (Translate) Watch the first few pages in the main namespace.
apihelp-watch-example-unwatch (talk) (Translate) Unwatch the page <kbd>Main Page</kbd>.
apihelp-watch-example-watch (talk) (Translate) Watch the page <kbd>Main Page</kbd>.
apihelp-watch-param-title (talk) (Translate) The page to (un)watch. Use <var>$1titles</var> instead.
apihelp-watch-param-unwatch (talk) (Translate) If set the page will be unwatched rather than watched.
apihelp-webapp-manifest-description (talk) (Translate) Returns a webapp manifest.
apihelp-xml-description (talk) (Translate) Output data in XML format.
apihelp-xml-param-includexmlnamespace (talk) (Translate) If specified, adds an XML namespace.
apihelp-xml-param-xslt (talk) (Translate) If specified, adds the named page as an XSL stylesheet. The value must be a title in the {{ns:MediaWiki}} namespace ending in <code>.xsl</code>.
apihelp-xmlfm-description (talk) (Translate) Output data in XML format (pretty-print in HTML).
apisandbox (talk) (Translate) API sandbox
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