MediaWiki API help
This is an auto-generated MediaWiki API documentation page.
Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page
format=php
(main • php)
- This module requires read rights.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Output data in serialized PHP format.
Specific parameter:
Other general parameters are available.
- 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
Example:
- Return the query result in the PHP format.
- api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=php [open in sandbox]