API:Meta

Meta queries return information which is not associated with pages.

siteinfo / si
Returns overall site information.

Parameters

 * : Which properties to get
 * : General site information (default)
 * : A list of all namespaces
 * : A list of all namespace aliases
 * : A list of all special page aliases
 * : A list of magic words and their aliases
 * : Site statistics à la Special:Statistics
 * : A list of all interwiki prefixes and where they go
 * : Get information about the database server with the highest replication lag
 * : A list of all user groups and their permissions
 * : A list of extensions installed on the wiki
 * : A list of file extensions allowed to be uploaded
 * : The values of certain configuration variables
 * : Criteria to filter the interwiki map by (ignored if  isn't set)
 * : Only list local interwiki prefixes
 * : Only list non-local interwiki prefixes
 * : Show information about all DB servers (ignored if  isn't set)
 * : Configuration variables to get when  is used. If empty (or filled with only invalid values!), all gettable configuration variables are listed. Note that not all configuration variables can be gotten this way; to get a list of which ones can, use action=paraminfo

Possible errors

 * code: includeAllDenied
 * info: Cannot view all servers info unless $wgShowHostnames is true

userinfo / ui
Returns information about the currently logged-in user.

Parameters

 * : Which properties to get
 * : Whether the current user is blocked, by whom, and why
 * : Whether the current user has new messages on their user talk page
 * : Which groups the current user belongs to
 * : Which rights the current user has
 * : Which preferences the current user has
 * : The number of edits the current user has made
 * : Rate limits applying to the current user

Possible errors
None.

allmessages / am
Lists the contents of all (or a few) interface messages.

Parameters

 * : Only list these messages
 * : Only list messages whose name contains this string
 * : Translate messages to this language

Possible errors
None.