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action=revisiondelete

(main | revisiondelete)

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

Delete and undelete revisions.

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

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

type: Type of revision deletion being performed.; This parameter is required.; One of the following values: archive, filearchive, logging, oldimage, revision
target: Page title for the revision deletion, if required for the type.
ids: Identifiers for the revisions to be deleted.; This parameter is required.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
hide: What to hide for each revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative): comment, content, user
show: What to unhide for each revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative): comment, content, user
suppress: Whether to suppress data from administrators as well as others.; One of the following values: no, nochange, yes; Default: nochange
reason: Reason for the deletion or undeletion.
tags: Tags to apply to the entry in the deletion log.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Examples:

Hide content for revision 12345 on the page Main Page.: api.php?action=revisiondelete&target=Main%20Page&type=revision&ids=12345&hide=content&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Hide all data on log entry 67890 with the reason BLP violation.: api.php?action=revisiondelete&type=logging&ids=67890&hide=content|comment|user&reason=BLP%20violation&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]