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action=wbcreateclaim

(main | wbcreateclaim)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module requires write rights.
  • This module only accepts POST requests.
  • Source: WikibaseRepository
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Creates Wikibase claims.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
entity

ID of the entity the claim is being added to

This parameter is required.
snaktype

The type of the snak

This parameter is required.
One of the following values: novalue, somevalue, value
property

ID of the snaks property

This parameter is required.
value

Value of the snak when creating a claim with a snak that has a value

summary

Summary for the edit. Will be prepended by an automatically generated comment. The length limit of the autocomment together with the summary is 260 characters. Be aware that everything above that limit will be cut off.

tags

Change tags to apply to the revision.

Values (separate with | or alternative):
token

A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

This parameter is required.
baserevid

The numeric identifier for the revision to base the modification on. This is used for detecting conflicts during save.

Type: integer
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)