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action=filerevert

(main | filerevert)

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

Revert a file to an old version.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Filerevert

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

filename: Target filename, without the File: prefix.; This parameter is required.
comment: Upload comment.; Default: (empty)
archivename: Archive name of the revision to revert to.; This parameter is required.
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Example:

Revert Wiki.png to the version of 2011-03-05T15:27:40Z.: api.php?action=filerevert&filename=Wiki.png&comment=Revert&archivename=20110305152740!Wiki.png&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]