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action=wbcreateredirect
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: WikibaseClient
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Creates Entity redirects.
- from
Entity ID to make a redirect
- This parameter is required.
- to
Entity ID to point the redirect to
- This parameter is required.
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- bot
Mark this edit as bot. This URL flag will only be respected if the user belongs to the group "Bots".
- Type: boolean (details)
- 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)
- Turn Q999999998 into a redirect to Q999999999
- api.php?action=wbcreateredirect&from=Q999999998&to=Q999999999 [open in sandbox]