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action=changecontentmodel

(main | changecontentmodel)

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

Change the content model of a page

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

title: Title of the page to change the contentmodel of. Cannot be used together with pageid.
pageid: Page ID of the page to change the contentmodel of. Cannot be used together with title.; Type: integer
summary: Edit summary and log entry reason
tags: Change tags to apply to the log entry and edit.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
model: Content model of the new content.; This parameter is required.; One of the following values: css, javascript, json, text, vue, wikitext
bot: Mark the content model change with a bot flag.; Type: boolean (details)
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Example:

Change the main page to have the text content model: api.php?action=changecontentmodel&title=Main Page&model=text&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]