API:Changing wiki content

Changing wiki content through the API is enabled by default as of MediaWiki 1.14; it can be disabled by setting $wgEnableWriteAPI = false; in LocalSettings.php. In MediaWiki 1.13 and earlier, you have to explicitly enable the write API with $wgEnableWriteAPI = true;

Please see appropriate subsection for detailed information for each module.
 * Edit about the action to create new articles or modify existing ones.
 * Move about the action to rename or move articles.
 * Rollback about the action to rollback the last series of contributions to a page.
 * Delete about the action to delete existing articles.
 * Undelete about the action to view and restore deleted revisions.
 * Protect about the action to change the protection levels for a page.
 * Block about the actions to block and unblock a user.
 * Watch about the action to watch and unwatch pages.
 * Send e-mail about the action to send e-mail to other users.
 * Patrol changes about the action to patrol changes.
 * Import pages about the action to import pages from other wikis.

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: noapiwrite
 * info: Editing of this wiki through the API is disabled. Make sure the  statement is included in the wiki's LocalSettings.php file
 * code: writeapidenied
 * info: You're not allowed to edit this wiki through the API