API:Linkshere
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MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.24 |
GET request to find all pages that link to the given pages.
API documentation
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Example
[edit]GET request
[edit]Get a list of pages linking to the Main Page.
Response
[edit]{
"continue": {
"lhcontinue": "1868",
"continue": "||"
},
"query": {
"pages": {
"15580374": {
"pageid": 15580374,
"ns": 0,
"title": "Main Page",
"linkshere": [
{
"pageid": 354,
"ns": 1,
"title": "Talk:Algeria"
},
{
"pageid": 672,
"ns": 1,
"title": "Talk:Arc de Triomphe"
},
...
]
}
}
}
}
Sample code
[edit]Python
[edit]#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
linkshere.py
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Linkshere` module: Get a list of pages linking to a given page
MIT License
"""
import requests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
PARAMS = {
"action": "query",
"titles": "Main Page",
"prop": "linkshere",
"format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
print(DATA)
PHP
[edit]<?php
/*
linkshere.php
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Linkshere` module: Get a list of pages linking to a given page
MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
"action" => "query",
"titles" => "Main Page",
"prop" => "linkshere",
"format" => "json"
];
$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params );
$ch = curl_init( $url );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$output = curl_exec( $ch );
curl_close( $ch );
$result = json_decode( $output, true );
var_dump( $result );
JavaScript
[edit]/*
linkshere.js
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Linkshere` module: Get a list of pages linking to a given page
MIT License
*/
var url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
var params = {
action: "query",
titles: "Main Page",
prop: "linkshere",
format: "json"
};
url = url + "?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url += "&" + key + "=" + params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){return response.json();})
.then(function(response) {console.log(response);})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});
MediaWiki JS
[edit]/*
linkshere.js
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Linkshere` module: Get a list of pages linking to a given page
MIT License
*/
var params = {
action: 'query',
titles: 'Main Page',
prop: 'linkshere',
format: 'json'
},
api = new mw.Api();
api.get( params ).done( function ( data ) {
console.log( data );
} );
Possible errors
[edit]Code | Info |
---|---|
show | Incorrect parameter - mutually exclusive values may not be supplied. |
Additional notes
[edit]- This module can be used as a generator.
See also
[edit]- API:Links - Returns all links from the given pages.