API:Allimages
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| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.13 |
GET request to list all image files, ordered by either title or timestamp.
This module can be used as a generator.
API documentation
Example
Example 1: Get images by name
GET request
List all images in the namespace, starting from files that begin with
Graffiti_000. Limit the initial response to just the first three images.Response
{
"batchcomplete": "",
"continue": {
"aicontinue": "Graffiti_BTER_0001.JPG",
"continue": "-||"
},
"query": {
"allimages": [
{
"name": "Graffiti_0001.JPG",
"timestamp": "2006-10-26T01:48:05Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Graffiti_0001.JPG",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graffiti_0001.JPG",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7624737",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Graffiti 0001.JPG"
},
{
"name": "Graffiti_0002.JPG",
"timestamp": "2006-10-26T02:03:40Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/Graffiti_0002.JPG",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graffiti_0002.JPG",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7624935",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Graffiti 0002.JPG"
},
{
"name": "Graffiti_0003.JPG",
"timestamp": "2006-10-26T08:05:08Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Graffiti_0003.JPG",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graffiti_0003.JPG",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7628426",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Graffiti 0003.JPG"
}
]
}
}
Sample code
Python
#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
get_allimages_by_name.py
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from files that begin with
'Graffiti_000'. Limit the initial response to just the first three images.
MIT License
"""
import requests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
PARAMS = {
"action": "query",
"format": "json",
"list": "allimages",
"aifrom": "Graffiti_000",
"ailimit": "3"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
IMAGES = DATA["query"]["allimages"]
for img in IMAGES:
print(img["title"])
PHP
<?php
/*
get_allimages_by_name.php
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from files that begin with 'Graffiti_000'. Limit the initial response to just the first three images.
MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
"action" => "query",
"format" => "json",
"list" => "allimages",
"aifrom" => "Graffiti_000",
"ailimit" => "3"
];
$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params );
$ch = curl_init( $url );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$output = curl_exec( $ch );
curl_close( $ch );
$result = json_decode( $output, true );
foreach( $result["query"]["allimages"] as $k => $v ) {
echo( $v["title"] . "\n" );
}
JavaScript
/*
get_allimages_by_name.js
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from files that begin with 'Graffiti_000'. Limit the initial response to just the first three images.
MIT License
*/
var url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
var params = {
action: "query",
format: "json",
list: "allimages",
aifrom: "Graffiti_000",
ailimit: "3"
};
url = url + "?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url += "&" + key + "=" + params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){return response.json();})
.then(function(response) {
var images = response.query.allimages;
for (var img in images) {
console.log(images[img].title);
}
})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});
MediaWiki JS
/*
get_allimages_by_name.js
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from files that begin with 'Graffiti_000'.
Limit the initial response to just the first three images.
MIT License
*/
var params = {
action: 'query',
format: 'json',
list: 'allimages',
aifrom: 'Graffiti_000',
ailimit: '3'
},
api = new mw.Api();
api.get( params ).done( function ( data ) {
var images = data.query.allimages,
img;
for ( img in images ) {
console.log( images[ img ].title );
}
} );
Example 2: Get images by date
GET request
List all images in the namespace, starting from 2010-01-01 18:05:46 (UTC).
api.php?
Response
{
"batchcomplete": "",
"continue": {
"aicontinue": "20100101190633|Ryan_Baker_12-30-2009.JPG",
"continue": "-||"
},
"query": {
"allimages": [
{
"name": "DramaQueenThatGirl.jpg",
"timestamp": "2010-01-01T18:21:57Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/DramaQueenThatGirl.jpg",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DramaQueenThatGirl.jpg",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25646192",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:DramaQueenThatGirl.jpg"
},
{
"name": "VS_in_viena_austria.JPG",
"timestamp": "2010-01-01T18:42:49Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/VS_in_viena_austria.JPG",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VS_in_viena_austria.JPG",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25646382",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:VS in viena austria.JPG"
},
{
"name": "Vasanthamtv_channel.jpg",
"timestamp": "2010-01-01T19:03:08Z",
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Vasanthamtv_channel.jpg",
"descriptionurl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vasanthamtv_channel.jpg",
"descriptionshorturl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25626466",
"ns": 6,
"title": "File:Vasanthamtv channel.jpg"
}
...
]
}
}
Sample code
Python
#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
get_allimages_by_date.py
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from January 1, 2010,
at 18:05:46 UTC.
MIT License
"""
import requests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
PARAMS = {
"action": "query",
"format": "json",
"list": "allimages",
"aisort": "timestamp",
"aistart": "2010-01-01T18:05:46Z"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
IMAGES = DATA["query"]["allimages"]
for img in IMAGES:
print(img["title"])
PHP
<?php
/*
get_allimages_by_date.php
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from January 1, 2010, at 18:05:46 UTC.
MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
"action" => "query",
"format" => "json",
"list" => "allimages",
"aisort" => "timestamp",
"aistart" => "2010-01-01T18:05:46Z"
];
$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params );
$ch = curl_init( $url );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$output = curl_exec( $ch );
curl_close( $ch );
$result = json_decode( $output, true );
foreach( $result["query"]["allimages"] as $k => $v ) {
echo( $v["title"] . "\n" );
}
JavaScript
/*
get_allimages_by_date.js
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from January 1, 2010, at 18:05:46 UTC.
MIT License
*/
var url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
var params = {
action: "query",
format: "json",
list: "allimages",
aisort: "timestamp",
aistart: "2010-01-01T18:05:46Z"
};
url = url + "?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url += "&" + key + "=" + params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){return response.json();})
.then(function(response) {
var images = response.query.allimages;
for (var img in images) {
console.log(images[img].title);
}
})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});
MediaWiki JS
/*
get_allimages_by_date.js
MediaWiki API Demos
List all images in the namespace, starting from January 1, 2010, at 18:05:46 UTC.
MIT License
*/
var params = {
action: 'query',
format: 'json',
list: 'allimages',
aisort: 'timestamp',
aistart: '2010-01-01T18:05:46Z'
},
api = new mw.Api();
api.get( params ).done( function ( data ) {
var images = data.query.allimages,
img;
for ( img in images ) {
console.log( images[ img ].title );
}
} );
Parameter history
- v1.23: Introduced
aiprop=canonicaltitle,aiprop=commonmetadata,aiprop=extmetadata - v1.20: Introduced
aisort,aistart,aiend,aiuser,aifilterbots,aidir=newer,aidir=older - v1.18: Introduced
aimime,aiprop=mediatype - v1.17: Introduced
aiprop=userid,aiprop=parsedcomment - v1.14: Introduced
bitdepth
Additional notes
- Only the most recent version of each file is returned.
- See Data formats for more information on how to properly format dates for
aisort=timestamps
See also
- API:Images - a very similar module, but it is a
prop, not alist; see API:Properties and API:Lists for more details on how these two kinds of modules differ from one another. - API:Imageinfo - retrieves detailed information about image files.
- API:Stashimageinfo - retrieves information about stashed images.
- API:Fileusage - find all pages that use the given image or images.
- API:Duplicatefiles - find any duplicates of the given file or files.