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action=rollback
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Undo the last edit to the page.
If the last user who edited the page made multiple edits in a row, they will all be rolled back.
- title
Title of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with pageid.
- pageid
Page ID of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with title.
- Type: integer
- tags
Tags to apply to the rollback.
- Values (separate with | or alternative):
- user
Name of the user whose edits are to be rolled back.
- This parameter is required.
- Type: user, by any of brukjin namae, IP, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName")au user ID (e.g. "#12345")
- summary
Custom edit summary. If empty, default summary will be used.
- Default: (empty)
- markbot
Mark the reverted edits and the revert as bot edits.
- Type: boolean (details)
- watchlist
Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.
- One of the following values: nochange, preferences, unwatch, watch
- Default: preferences
- token
A "rollback" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
For compatibility, the token used in the web UI is also accepted.
- This parameter is required.
- Roll back the last edits to page Main Page by user Example.
- api.php?action=rollback&title=Main%20Page&user=Example&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Roll back the last edits to page Main Page by IP user 192.0.2.5 with summary Reverting vandalism, and mark those edits and the revert as bot edits.
- api.php?action=rollback&title=Main%20Page&user=192.0.2.5&token=123ABC&summary=Reverting%20vandalism&markbot=1 [open in sandbox]