MediaWiki API help
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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API
action=move
(main | move)
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
Move a page.
Parameters:
- from
Title of the page you want to move. Cannot be used together with fromid.
- fromid
Page ID of the page you want to move. Cannot be used together with from.
- to
Title you want to rename the page to.
- This parameter is required.
- reason
Reason for the move.
- Default: (empty)
- movetalk
Move the talk page, if it exists.
- movesubpages
Move subpages, if applicable.
- noredirect
Don't create a redirect.
- watch
- Deprecated.
Add the page and the redirect to your watchlist.
- unwatch
- Deprecated.
Remove the page and the redirect from your watchlist.
- watchlist
Unconditionally add or remove the page from your watchlist, use preferences or do not change watch.
- One value: watch, unwatch, preferences, nochange
- Default: preferences
- ignorewarnings
Ignore any warnings.
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
Example:
- Move "Badtitle" to "Goodtitle" without leaving a redirect
- api.php?action=move&from=Badtitle&to=Goodtitle&token=123ABC&reason=Misspelled%20title&movetalk=&noredirect=