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

(main | query | backlinks)
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  • This module can be used as a generator.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Find all pages that link to the given page.

Parameters:
bltitle

Title to search. Cannot be used together with blpageid.

blpageid

Page ID to search. Cannot be used together with bltitle.

Type: integer
blcontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue.

blnamespace

The namespace to enumerate.

Values (separate with | or alternative): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 102, 103, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115
To specify all values, use *.
bldir

The direction in which to list.

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

How to filter for redirects. If set to nonredirects when blredirect is enabled, this is only applied to the second level.

One of the following values: all, nonredirects, redirects
Default: all
bllimit

How many total pages to return. If blredirect is enabled, the limit applies to each level separately (which means up to 2 * bllimit results may be returned).

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

If linking page is a redirect, find all pages that link to that redirect as well. Maximum limit is halved.

Type: boolean (details)
Examples:
Show links to Main page.
api.php?action=query&list=backlinks&bltitle=Main%20Page [open in sandbox]
Get information about pages linking to Main page.
api.php?action=query&generator=backlinks&gbltitle=Main%20Page&prop=info [open in sandbox]

Retrieved from Special:ApiHelp – Max-EuP 2012 on 27 April 2025.

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