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 | This page is part of the MediaWiki Action API documentation. |
| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.11 |
GET request to list embedded media files on provided pages.
This module can be used as a generator.
Contents
API documentation[edit]
prop=images (im)
Returns all files contained on the given pages. Parameters:
Examples:
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Example[edit]
GET request[edit]
In the below query, we call the API to get a list of image files embedded on the English Wikipedia's page on Albert Einstein.
Response[edit]
{
"continue": {
"imcontinue": "736|Albert_Einstein_signature_1934.svg",
"continue": "||"
},
"query": {
"pages": {
"736": {
"pageid": 736,
"ns": 0,
"title": "Albert Einstein",
"images": [
{
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:1919 eclipse positive.jpg"
},
{
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Albert Einstein's exam of maturity grades (color2).jpg"
},
{
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Albert Einstein (Nobel).png"
},
...
]
}
}
}
}
Sample code[edit]
Python[edit]
#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
get_page_images.py
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Images` module: Send a GET request to obtain a JSON
object listing all of the image files embedded on a single page
MIT License
"""
import requests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
PARAMS = {
"action": "query",
"format": "json",
"titles": "Albert Einstein",
"prop": "images"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
PAGES = DATA['query']['pages']
for k, v in PAGES.items():
for img in v['images']:
print(img["title"])
PHP[edit]
<?php
/*
get_page_images.php
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Images` module: Send a GET request to obtain a JSON
object listing all of the image files embedded on a single page
MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
"action" => "query",
"prop" => "images",
"titles" => "Albert Einstein",
"format" => "json"
];
$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params );
$ch = curl_init( $url );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$output = curl_exec( $ch );
curl_close( $ch );
$result = json_decode( $output, true );
foreach( $result["query"]["pages"] as $k => $v ) {
foreach( $v["images"] as $k => $v ) {
echo( $v["title"] . "\n" );
}
}
Javascript[edit]
/*
get_page_images.js
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Images` module: Send a GET request to obtain a JSON
object listing all of the image files embedded on a single page
MIT License
*/
var url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
var params = {
action: "query",
prop: "images",
titles: "Albert Einstein",
format: "json"
};
url = url + "?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url += "&" + key + "=" + params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){return response.json();})
.then(function(response) {
var pages = response.query.pages;
for (var page in pages) {
for (var img of pages[page].images) {
console.log(img.title);
}
}
})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});
MediaWiki JS[edit]
/*
get_page_images.js
MediaWiki API Demos
Demo of `Images` module: Send a GET request to obtain a JSON
object listing all of the image files embedded on a single page
MIT License
*/
var params = {
action: 'query',
prop: 'images',
titles: 'Albert Einstein',
format: 'json'
},
api = new mw.Api();
api.get( params ).done( function ( data ) {
var pages = data.query.pages,
page;
for ( page in pages ) {
pages[ page ].images.forEach( function ( img ) {
console.log( img.title );
} );
}
} );
Demo app(s)[edit]
Parameter History[edit]
- v1.13: Introduced
imcontinue,imlimit - v1.18: Introduced
imimages - v1.19: Introduced
imdir
See also[edit]
- API:Imageinfo - Gets information for any titles in the image namespace. Will eventually get superseded by
prop=fileinfo. - API:Stashimageinfo - Gets information for stashed images or files in the namespace. Output is identical to API:Imageinfo.
- API:Imageusage - Finds all pages that use the given images.
- API:Duplicatefiles - Lists any duplicates of the given images or files.
- API:Allimages - Lists all images, by title or timestamp.
