MediaWiki API help

This is an auto-generated MediaWiki API documentation page.

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

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Returns all links from the given pages.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
plnamespace

Show links in these namespaces only.

Values (separate with | or alternative): -1, -2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 102, 103, 108, 109, 112, 113
To specify all values, use *.
pllimit

How many links to return.

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 500.
Default: 10
plcontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.

pltitles

Only list links to these titles. Useful for checking whether a certain page links to a certain title.

Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
pldir

The direction in which to list.

One of the following values: ascending, descending
Default: ascending

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