MediaWiki API help

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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page

action=upload

(main | upload)

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

Upload a file, or get the status of pending uploads.

Several methods are available:

Upload file contents directly, using the file parameter.
Upload the file in pieces, using the filesize, chunk, and offset parameters.
Have the MediaWiki server fetch a file from a URL, using the url parameter.
Complete an earlier upload, that failed due to warnings, were uploaded in pieces or stored otherwise in the upload stash, using the filekey parameter.

Note that the HTTP POST must be done as a file upload (i.e. using multipart/form-data) when sending the file or chunk.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Upload

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

filename: Target filename.
comment: Upload comment. Also used as the initial page text for new files if text is not specified.; Default: (empty)
tags: Change tags to apply to the upload log entry and file page revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
text: Initial page text for new files.
watch: Deprecated.; Watch the page.; Type: boolean (details)
watchlist: Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.; One of the following values: nochange, preferences, watch; Default: preferences
ignorewarnings: Ignore any warnings.; Type: boolean (details)
file: File contents.; Must be posted as a file upload using multipart/form-data.
url: URL to fetch the file from.
filekey: Key that identifies a previous upload that was stashed temporarily.
sessionkey: Deprecated.; Same as filekey, maintained for backward compatibility.
stash: If set, the server will stash the file temporarily instead of adding it to the repository.; Type: boolean (details)
filesize: Filesize of entire upload.; Type: integer; The value must be between 0 and 104,857,600.
offset: Offset of chunk in bytes.; Type: integer; The value must be no less than 0.
chunk: Chunk contents.; Must be posted as a file upload using multipart/form-data.
async: Make potentially large file operations asynchronous when possible.; Type: boolean (details)
checkstatus: Only fetch the upload status for the given file key.; Type: boolean (details)
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Examples:

Upload from a URL.: api.php?action=upload&filename=Wiki.png&url=http%3A//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Wiki.png&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Complete an upload that failed due to warnings.: api.php?action=upload&filename=Wiki.png&filekey=filekey&ignorewarnings=1&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]