MediaWiki API help

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meta=siteinfo (si)

(main | query | siteinfo)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0+

Return general information about the site.

Parameters:
siprop

Which information to get:

general
Overall system information.
namespaces
List of registered namespaces and their canonical names.
namespacealiases
List of registered namespace aliases.
specialpagealiases
List of special page aliases.
magicwords
List of magic words and their aliases.
interwikimap
Returns interwiki map (optionally filtered, optionally localised by using siinlanguagecode).
dbrepllag
Returns database server with the highest replication lag.
statistics
Returns site statistics.
usergroups
Returns user groups and the associated permissions.
libraries
Returns libraries installed on the wiki.
extensions
Returns extensions installed on the wiki.
fileextensions
Returns list of file extensions allowed to be uploaded.
rightsinfo
Returns wiki rights (license) information if available.
restrictions
Returns information on available restriction (protection) types.
languages
Returns a list of languages MediaWiki supports (optionally localised by using siinlanguagecode).
skins
Returns a list of all enabled skins (optionally localised by using siinlanguagecode, otherwise in the content language).
extensiontags
Returns a list of parser extension tags.
functionhooks
Returns a list of parser function hooks.
showhooks
Returns a list of all subscribed hooks (contents of $wgHooks).
variables
Returns a list of variable IDs.
protocols
Returns a list of protocols that are allowed in external links.
defaultoptions
Returns the default values for user preferences.
Values (separate with |): general, namespaces, namespacealiases, specialpagealiases, magicwords, interwikimap, dbrepllag, statistics, usergroups, libraries, extensions, fileextensions, rightsinfo, restrictions, languages, skins, extensiontags, functionhooks, showhooks, variables, protocols, defaultoptions
Default: general
sifilteriw

Return only local or only nonlocal entries of the interwiki map.

One of the following values: local, !local
sishowalldb

List all database servers, not just the one lagging the most.

Type: boolean (details)
sinumberingroup

Lists the number of users in user groups.

Type: boolean (details)
siinlanguagecode

Language code for localised language names (best effort) and skin names.