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prop=extlinks (el)
- This module requires read rights.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0+
Returns all external URLs (not interwikis) from the given pages.
Parameters:
- ellimit
How many links to return.
- No more than 500 (5,000 for bots) allowed.
- Type: integer or max
- Default: 10
- eloffset
When more results are available, use this to continue.
- Type: integer
- elprotocol
Protocol of the URL. If empty and elquery is set, the protocol is http. Leave both this and elquery empty to list all external links.
- One of the following values: Can be empty, or bitcoin, ftp, ftps, geo, git, gopher, http, https, irc, ircs, magnet, mailto, mms, news, nntp, redis, sftp, sip, sips, sms, ssh, svn, tel, telnet, urn, worldwind, xmpp, litecoin, ethereum
- Default: (empty)
- elquery
Search string without protocol. Useful for checking whether a certain page contains a certain external url.
- elexpandurl
Expand protocol-relative URLs with the canonical protocol.
- Type: boolean (details)
Example:
- Get a list of external links on Main Page.
- api.php?action=query&prop=extlinks&titles=Main%20Page