MediaWiki API help

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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API

list=iwbacklinks (iwbl)

(main | query | iwbacklinks)

This module requires read rights.
This module can be used as a generator.
Source: MediaWiki
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Find all pages that link to the given interwiki link.

Can be used to find all links with a prefix, or all links to a title (with a given prefix). Using neither parameter is effectively "all interwiki links".

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

Parameters:

iwblprefix

Prefix for the interwiki.

iwbltitle

Interwiki link to search for. Must be used with iwblblprefix.

iwblcontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue.

iwbllimit

How many total pages to return.

No more than 500 (5,000 for bots) allowed.

Type: integer or max

Default: 10

iwblprop

Which properties to get:

iwprefix: Adds the prefix of the interwiki.
iwtitle: Adds the title of the interwiki.

Values (separate with | or alternative): iwprefix, iwtitle

Default: (empty)

iwbldir

The direction in which to list.

One of the following values: ascending, descending

Default: ascending

Examples:

Get pages linking to wikibooks:Test.: api.php?action=query&list=iwbacklinks&iwbltitle=Test&iwblprefix=wikibooks [open in sandbox]
Get information about pages linking to wikibooks:Test.: api.php?action=query&generator=iwbacklinks&giwbltitle=Test&giwblprefix=wikibooks&prop=info [open in sandbox]