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list=allrevisions (arv)

(main | query | allrevisions)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module can be used as a generator.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

List all revisions.

Parameters:
arvprop

Which properties to get for each revision:

ids
The ID of the revision.
flags
Revision flags (minor).
timestamp
The timestamp of the revision.
user
User that made the revision. If the user has been revision deleted, a userhidden property will be returned.
userid
User ID of the revision creator. If the user has been revision deleted, a userhidden property will be returned.
size
Length (bytes) of the revision.
slotsize
Length (bytes) of each revision slot.
sha1
SHA-1 (base 16) of the revision. If the content has been revision deleted, a sha1hidden property will be returned.
slotsha1
SHA-1 (base 16) of each revision slot. If the content has been revision deleted, a sha1hidden property will be returned.
contentmodel
Content model ID of each revision slot.
comment
Comment by the user for the revision. If the comment has been revision deleted, a commenthidden property will be returned.
parsedcomment
Parsed comment by the user for the revision. If the comment has been revision deleted, a commenthidden property will be returned.
content
Content of each revision slot. If the content has been revision deleted, a texthidden property will be returned.
tags
Tags for the revision.
roles
List content slot roles that exist in the revision.
parsetree
Deprecated. Use action=expandtemplates or action=parse instead. The XML parse tree of revision content (requires content model wikitext).
Values (separate with | or alternative): comment, content, contentmodel, flags, ids, parsedcomment, roles, sha1, size, slotsha1, slotsize, tags, timestamp, user, userid, parsetree
Default: ids|timestamp|flags|comment|user
arvslots

Which revision slots to return data for, when slot-related properties are included in arvprops. If omitted, data from the main slot will be returned in a backwards-compatible format.

Values (separate with | or alternative): main
To specify all values, use *.
arvlimit

Limit how many revisions will be returned.

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 500.
arvexpandtemplates
Deprecated.

Use action=expandtemplates instead. Expand templates in revision content (requires arvprop=content).

Type: boolean (details)
arvgeneratexml
Deprecated.

Use action=expandtemplates or action=parse instead. Generate XML parse tree for revision content (requires arvprop=content).

Type: boolean (details)
arvparse
Deprecated.

Use action=parse instead. Parse revision content (requires arvprop=content). For performance reasons, if this option is used, arvlimit is enforced to 1.

Type: boolean (details)
arvsection

Only retrieve the content of the section with this identifier.

arvdiffto
Deprecated.

Use action=compare instead. Revision ID to diff each revision to. Use prev, next and cur for the previous, next and current revision respectively.

arvdifftotext
Deprecated.

Use action=compare instead. Text to diff each revision to. Only diffs a limited number of revisions. Overrides arvdiffto. If arvsection is set, only that section will be diffed against this text.

arvdifftotextpst
Deprecated.

Use action=compare instead. Perform a pre-save transform on the text before diffing it. Only valid when used with arvdifftotext.

Type: boolean (details)
arvcontentformat
Deprecated.

Serialization format used for arvdifftotext and expected for output of content.

One of the following values: application/json, application/octet-stream, application/unknown, application/x-binary, text/css, text/javascript, text/plain, text/unknown, text/x-wiki, unknown/unknown
arvuser

Only list revisions by this user.

Type: user, by any of username, IP, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
arvnamespace

Only list pages in this namespace.

Values (separate with | or alternative): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114
To specify all values, use *.
arvstart

The timestamp to start enumerating from.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
arvend

The timestamp to stop enumerating at.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
arvdir

In which direction to enumerate:

newer
List oldest first. Note: arvstart has to be before arvend.
older
List newest first (default). Note: arvstart has to be later than arvend.
One of the following values: newer, older
Default: older
arvexcludeuser

Don't list revisions by this user.

Type: user, by any of username, IP, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
arvcontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue.

arvgeneratetitles

When being used as a generator, generate titles rather than revision IDs.

Type: boolean (details)