API:Changing wiki content

Changing wiki content through the API can be done through several different modules.

Please see the appropriate subsection for detailed information for each module. Write modules generally require a POST method, where read modules usually use GET methods. Exceptions are noted on individual pages.

Read modules

Read modules

Module	Function
Changeauthenticationdata	Change authentication data for the current user.
Checktoken	Check the validity of a token from action=query&meta=tokens.
Clientlogin	Log in to the wiki using the interactive flow.
Compare	Get the difference between 2 pages.
Expandtemplates	Expands all templates within wikitext.
Feedcontributions	Returns a user's contributions feed.
Feedrecentchanges	Returns a recent changes feed.
Feedwatchlist	Returns a watchlist feed.
Help	Display help for the specified modules.
Linkaccount	Link an account from a third-party provider to the current user.
Login	Log in and get authentication cookies.
Logout	Log out and clear session data.
Opensearch	Search the wiki using the OpenSearch protocol.
Paraminfo	Obtain information about API modules.
Parse	Parses content and returns parser output.
Query	Fetch data from and about MediaWiki.
Removeauthenticationdata	Remove authentication data for the current user.
Rsd	Export an RSD (Really Simple Discovery) schema.
Stashedit	Prepare an edit in shared cache.
Tokens	Get tokens for data-modifying actions.
Unlinkaccount	Remove a linked third-party account from the current user.

Write modules

Write modules

Module	Function
Block	Block a user.
Clearhasmsg	Clears the hasmsg flag for the current user.
Createaccount	Create a new user account.
Delete	Delete a page.
Edit	Create and edit pages.
Emailuser	Email a user.
Filerevert	Revert a file to an old version.
Imagerotate	Rotate one or more images.
Import	Import a page from another wiki, or from an XML file.
Managetags	Perform management tasks relating to change tags.
Mergehistory	Merge page histories.
Move	Move a page.
Options	Change preferences of the current user.
Patrol	Patrol a page or revision.
Protect	Change the protection level of a page.
Purge	Purge the cache for the given titles.
Resetpassword	Send a password reset email to a user.
Revisiondelete	Delete and undelete revisions.
Rollback	Undo the last series of edits to a page by the last user.
Setnotificationtimestamp	Update the notification timestamp for watched pages.
Tag	Add or remove change tags from individual revisions or log entries.
Unblock	Unblock a user.
Undelete	Restore revisions of a deleted page.
Upload	Upload a file, or get the status of pending uploads.
Userrights	Change a user's group membership.
Watch	Add or remove pages from the current user's watchlist.

Possible errors

Some wikis restrict the use of these modules to certain groups of users, or disallow it altogether. All aforementioned modules can return the following errors:

Code	Info
noapiwrite	Editing of this wiki through the API is disabled.
writeapidenied	You're not allowed to edit this wiki through the API.