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action=wbmergeitems

(main | wbmergeitems)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: WikibaseClient
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Merges multiple items.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

fromid: The ID to merge from; This parameter is required.
toid: The ID to merge to; This parameter is required.
ignoreconflicts: Array of elements of the item to ignore conflicts for. Can only contain values of "description", "sitelink" and "statement"; Values (separate with | or alternative): description, sitelink, statement
summary: Summary for the edit. Will be prepended by an automatically generated comment. The length limit of the autocomment together with the summary is 260 characters. Be aware that everything above that limit will be cut off.
tags: Change tags to apply to the revisions.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
bot: Mark this edit as bot. This URL flag will only be respected if the user belongs to the group "bot".; Type: boolean (details)
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.
returnto: Page title. If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to the given page, instead of the page that was edited.; Type: page title; Accepts non-existent pages.
returntoquery: URL query parameters (with leading ?). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given query parameters.; Default: (empty)
returntoanchor: URL fragment (with leading #). If saving the edit created a temporary account, the API may respond with an URL that the client should visit to complete logging in. If this parameter is provided, the URL will redirect to a page with the given fragment.; Default: (empty)

Examples:

Merges data from Q999999998 into Q999999999: api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q999999998&toid=Q999999999 [open in sandbox]
Merges data from Q999999998 into Q999999999 ignoring any conflicting sitelinks: api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q999999998&toid=Q999999999&ignoreconflicts=sitelink [open in sandbox]
Merges data from Q999999998 into Q999999999 ignoring any conflicting sitelinks and descriptions: api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q999999998&toid=Q999999999&ignoreconflicts=sitelink|description [open in sandbox]