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prop=globalusage (gu)

(main | query | globalusage)

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Source: Global Usage
License: MIT

Returns global image usage for a certain image.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

guprop

Which properties to return:

url: Adds url.
pageid: Adds page ID.
namespace: Adds namespace ID.

Values (separate with | or alternative): namespace, pageid, url

Default: url

gulimit

How many links to return.

Type: integer or max

The value must be between 1 and 500.

Default: 10

gunamespace

Limit results to these namespaces.

Values (separate with | or alternative): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 100, 730, 731, 828, 829

To specify all values, use *.

Default: *

gusite

Limit results to these sites.

Values (separate with | or alternative): bgwiki, bnwiki, cswiki, datawiki, dewiki, enwiki, eowiki, eswiki, frwiki, hiwiki, huwiki, hywiki, itwiki, jawiki, kawiki, kkwiki, newiki, nlwiki, plwiki, poolwiki, pt_brwiki, ptwiki, quotewiki, ruwiki, srwiki, svwiki, trwiki

gucontinue

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

gufilterlocal

Filter local usage of the file.

Type: boolean (details)

Example:

Get usage of File:Example.jpg: api.php?action=query&prop=globalusage&titles=File:Example.jpg [open in sandbox]