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prop=description (desc)
- This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
- This module requires read rights.
- Source: WikibaseClient
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Get a short description a.k.a. subtitle explaining what the target page is about.
The description is plain text, on a single line, but otherwise arbitrary (potentially including raw HTML tags, which also should be interpreted as plain text). It must not be used in HTML unescaped!
Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
- desccontinue
When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.
- Type: integer
- Default: 0
- descprefersource
Which description source to prefer if present:
- local
- Local descriptions via
{{SHORTDESC:...}}parser function in the wikitext of the page. - central
- Central descriptions from the associated Repository Authorities item.
- One of the following values: central, local
- Default: local
Examples:
- Get the description for the page 'London'.
- api.php?action=query&prop=description&titles=London [open in sandbox]
- Get the description for the page 'London', preferring the central description if it exists.
- api.php?action=query&prop=description&titles=London&descprefersource=central [open in sandbox]