API:Duplicatefiles
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| Duplicatefiles | ||
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| List all files that are duplicates of the given file(s) based on hash values. This module can be used as a Generator. |
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| Prefix | df | |
| Required rights | none | |
| Post only? | No | |
| Generated help | Current | |
| Version added |
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List duplicates of the given files.
Parameters[edit]
dflimit: How many duplicates to list.dfcontinue: When more results are available, use this to continue.dfdir: The direction in which to list. Possible values:ascending,descending. (Default:ascending) 1.20+dflocalonly: Look only for files in the local repository. Type: boolean 1.20+
Example[edit]
List duplicates of two images
api.php?
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{
"batchcomplete": "",
"query": {
"pages": {
"-1": {
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg",
"missing": "",
"known": "",
"duplicatefiles": [
{
"name": "Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg",
"user": "Triggerhippie4",
"timestamp": "2014-11-25T19:59:28Z",
"shared": ""
}
]
}
}
}
}
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Possible errors[edit]
None
 | The following documentation is the output of Special:ApiHelp/query+duplicatefiles, automatically generated by the pre-release version of MediaWiki that is running on this site (MediaWiki.org). |
prop=duplicatefiles (df)
- This module requires read rights.
- This module can be used as a generator.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
List all files that are duplicates of the given files based on hash values.
Parameters:
- dflimit
How many duplicate files to return.
- No more than 500 (5,000 for bots) allowed.
- Type: integer or max
- Default: 10
- dfcontinue
When more results are available, use this to continue.
- dfdir
The direction in which to list.
- One of the following values: ascending, descending
- Default: ascending
- dflocalonly
Look only for files in the local repository.
- Type: boolean (details)
Examples:
- Look for duplicates of File:Albert Einstein Head.jpg.
- api.php?action=query&titles=File:Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg&prop=duplicatefiles [open in sandbox]
- Look for duplicates of all files.
- api.php?action=query&generator=allimages&prop=duplicatefiles [open in sandbox]
![[try in ApiSandbox]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&titles=Image:1995.jpg%7CImage:Welcome.gif&prop=duplicatefiles){kind=link}
![[open in sandbox]](/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&titles=File:Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg&prop=duplicatefiles){kind=link}