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prop=extlinks (el)
- This module requires read rights.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Returns all external URLs (not interwikis) from the given pages.
Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
- ellimit
How many links to return.
- Type: integer or max
- The value must be between 1 and 500.
- Default: 10
- elcontinue
When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.
- elprotocol
Protocol of the URL. If empty and elquery is set, the protocol is http and https. Leave both this and elquery empty to list all external links.
- One of the following values: Can be empty, or bitcoin en ftp en ftps en geo en git en gopher en http en https en irc en ircs en magnet en mailto en matrix en mms en news en nntp en redis en sftp en sip en sips en sms en ssh en svn en tel en telnet en urn en wikipedia en worldwind en xmpp
- Default: (empty)
- elquery
Search string without protocol. Useful for checking whether a certain page contains a certain external url.
- elexpandurl
- Deprecated.
Expand protocol-relative URLs with the canonical protocol.
- Type: boolean (details)
Example:
- Get a list of external links on the page o pona!.
- api.php?action=query&prop=extlinks&titles=O%20pona%21 [open in sandbox]