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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.
Parameters:
- 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.
- 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.
Examples:
- Merges data from Q42 into Q222
- api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q42&toid=Q222 [open in sandbox]
- Merges data from Q555 into Q3
- api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q555&toid=Q3 [open in sandbox]
- Merges data from Q66 into Q99 ignoring any conflicting sitelinks
- api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q66&toid=Q99&ignoreconflicts=sitelink [open in sandbox]
- Merges data from Q66 into Q99 ignoring any conflicting sitelinks and descriptions
- api.php?action=wbmergeitems&fromid=Q66&toid=Q99&ignoreconflicts=sitelink|description [open in sandbox]