API:ChangeContentModel

MediaWiki version:

≥ 1.35

POST request to change the content model of a page.

API documentation

action=changecontentmodel

(main | changecontentmodel)

• This module requires read rights.
• This module requires write rights.
• This module only accepts POST requests.
• Source: MediaWiki
• License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Change the content model of a page

• https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

title

Title of the page to change the contentmodel of. Cannot be used together with pageid.

pageid

Page ID of the page to change the contentmodel of. Cannot be used together with title.

Type: integer

summary

Edit summary and log entry reason

tags

Change tags to apply to the log entry and edit.

Values (separate with | or alternative): AWB, convenient-discussions

model

Content model of the new content.

This parameter is required.

One of the following values: GadgetDefinition, Json.JsonConfig, JsonSchema, Map.JsonConfig, MassMessageListContent, NewsletterContent, Scribunto, SecurePoll, Tabular.JsonConfig, css, javascript, json, sanitized-css, text, translate-messagebundle, wikitext

bot

Mark the content model change with a bot flag.

Type: boolean (details)

token

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

This parameter is required.

Example:

Change the main page to have the text content model

api.php?action=changecontentmodel&title=Main Page&model=text&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]

Example

Making any POST request is a multi-step process:

1. Log in, via one of the methods described on API:Login .
2. GET a CSRF token .
   
   api.php?action=query&format=json&meta=tokens [try in ApiSandbox]
3. Send a POST request, with the CSRF token, to take action on a page.

The sample code below covers the final step in detail.

POST request

Page&model=text&token=123ABC&format=json api.php?action=changecontentmodel&title=Main Page&model=text&token=123ABC&format=json Page&model=text&token=123ABC&format=json [try in ApiSandbox]

Response

{
    "changecontentmodel": {
        "title": "Main Page",
        "pageid": 123,
        "contentmodel": "text",
        "logid": 100,
        "revid": 200
    }
}

Possible errors

Code	Info
notoken	The token parameter must be set.
missingtitle	The page you specified doesn't exist. To create a new page with a custom content model, use the action=edit module.
nodirectediting	$1 content model does not support direct editing
nochanges	No changes were requested.
cannotbeused	$1 content model cannot be used on $2
cannot-convert	Could not convert $1 to $2 content model

See also

• Help:ChangeContentModel