API:Delete/en

Token
To delete a page, a CSRF token is required. The CSRF token is the same for all pages, but changes at every login. CSRF tokens can be obtained via  with   (MW 1.24+). For older versions, you can use or  to get an edit token.

Deleting pages
Pages can be deleted with action=delete. In addition to the delete right, other rights may be required, depending on the location and type of page. Deleting a user's .css page, for example, also requires the editusercss right.

Parameters
One of  or   must be set.



Example
In this example, all parameters are passed in a GET request just for the sake of simplicity. However,  requires POST requests; GET requests will cause an error.

Possible errors
In addition to the usual stuff: