API:Meta/ro

GET request to fetch information which is not associated with pages(metadata).

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Metadata may include site information, information about the currently logged-in user and contents of interface messages, among others.

To make a meta query, add  as a parameter to your request, with its value being the submodule to fetch the information you need, i.e.

To fetch information from several submodules in one request, use pipe-separated values like so:

See individual meta submodules below for examples on how to use meta:

Additional notes

 * In addition to meta submodules on MediaWiki core, there are also submodules from extensions that may help get more metadata. For a list which includes these submodules, see Special:ApiHelp/query.
 * Meta submodules cannot be used as a.