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action=wbremoveclaims

(main | wbremoveclaims)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: WikibaseClient
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Removes Wikibase claims.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

claim: One GUID or several (pipe-separated) GUIDs identifying the claims to be removed. All claims must belong to the same entity.; This parameter is required.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
summary: Summary for the edit. Will be prepended by an automatically generated comment. The length limit of the autocomment together with the summary is 260 characters. Be aware that everything above that limit will be cut off.
tags: Change tags to apply to the revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative): Automatic update from connected wiki, Connecting-Senses, Czech-Authorities-Sync, InfoboxExport gadget, WE-Framework gadget, WikibaseJS-cli, WikibaseJS-edit, client-automatic-update, client-linkitem-change, contenttranslation, contenttranslation-v2, data-bridge, dataDrainer, distributed-game, gadget-addsenseimage, gadget-draggablesitelinks, gadget-dragndrop, gadget-merge, gadget-move, gadget-moveclaim, gadget-rearrangevalues, openrefine, openrefine-3.4, openrefine-3.5, openrefine-3.6, openrefine-3.7, openrefine-3.8, openrefine-4.0, osm-id-sync, reference-game, sectiontranslation, svwiki-DescriptionGadget, termbox, view-it, wikibase-patcher-v1, wikidata-for-firefox, wikidata-for-web, wikidata-ui, wikimedia-commons-app, wwwyzzerdd
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.
baserevid: The numeric identifier for the revision to base the modification on. This is used for detecting conflicts during save.; Type: integer
bot: Mark this edit as bot. This URL flag will only be respected if the user belongs to the group "bot".; 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)

Example:

Remove claim with GUID of "Q4115189$D8404CDA-25E4-4334-AF13-A3290BCD9C0N": api.php?action=wbremoveclaims&claim=Q4115189$D8404CDA-25E4-4334-AF13-A3290BCD9C0N&token=foobar&baserevid=7201010 [open in sandbox]