API:Deletedrevisions/Sample code 1

Python

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
 deleted_revisions.py
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Deletedrevisions` module: Get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
 MIT License
"""
importrequests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
# Step 1: Retrieve a login token
PARAMS_1 = {
 "action": "query",
 "meta": "tokens",
 "type": "login",
 "format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS_1)
DATA = R.json()
LOGIN_TOKEN = DATA['query']['tokens']['logintoken']
# Step 2: Send a POST request to log in. For this login
# method, obtain credentials by first visiting
# https://www.test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual:Bot_passwords
# See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more
# information on log in methods.
PARAMS_2 = {
 "action": "login",
 "lgname": "user_name",
 "lgpassword": "password",
 "format": "json",
 "lgtoken": LOGIN_TOKEN
}
R = S.post(URL, data=PARAMS_2)
DATA = R.json()
# Step 3: While logged in, send a get reguest to get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
PARAMS = {
 "action": "query",
 "titles": "Talk:Main_Page",
 "prop": "deletedrevisions",
 "drvprop": "user|comment|content",
 "drvslots": "*",
 "format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
print(DATA)

PHP

<?php
/*
 deleted_revisions.php
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Deletedrevisions` module: Get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
 MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$login_Token = getLoginToken(); // Step 1
loginRequest( $login_Token ); // Step 2
deletedRevisions(); // Step 3
// Step 1: GET request to fetch login token
function getLoginToken() {
	global $endPoint;
	$params1 = [
		"action" => "query",
		"meta" => "tokens",
		"type" => "login",
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params1 );
	$ch = curl_init( $url );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
	$result = json_decode( $output, true );
	return $result["query"]["tokens"]["logintoken"];
}
// Step 2: Send a POST request to log in. For this login method, 
// obtain credentials by first visiting https://www.test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual:Bot_passwords
// See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more information on log in methods.
function loginRequest( $logintoken ) {
	global $endPoint;
	$params2 = [
		"action" => "login",
		"lgname" => "bot_user_name",
		"lgpassword" => "bot_password",
		"lgtoken" => $logintoken,
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_URL, $endPoint );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query( $params2 ) );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
}
// Step 3: Send a GET request to get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
function deletedRevisions() {
 $params = [
 "action" => "query",
 "titles" => "Talk:Main_Page",
 "prop" => "deletedrevisions",
 "drvprop" => "user|comment|content",
 "drvslots" => "*",
 "format" => "json"
 ];
 $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 );
 var_dump( $result );
}

JavaScript

/*
 deleted_revisions.js
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Deletedrevisions` module: Get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
 MIT License
*/
varrequest=require("request").defaults({jar:true}),
url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
// Step 1: GET Request to fetch login token
functiongetLoginToken(){
varparams_0={
action:"query",
meta:"tokens",
type:"login",
format:"json"
};
request.get({url:url,qs:params_0},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
vardata=JSON.parse(body);
loginRequest(data.query.tokens.logintoken);
});
}
// Step 2: POST request to log in. 
// Use of main account for login is not
// supported. Obtain credentials via Special:BotPasswords
// (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:BotPasswords) for lgname & lgpassword
functionloginRequest(login_token){
varparams_1={
action:"login",
lgname:"bot_username",
lgpassword:"bot_password",
lgtoken:login_token,
format:"json"
};

request.post({url:url,form:params_1},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
deletedRevisions();
});
}
// Step 3: Get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
functiondeletedRevisions(){
varparams={
action:"query",
titles:"Talk:Main_Page",
prop:"deletedrevisions",
drvprop:"user|comment|content",
drvslots:"*",
format:"json"
};
url=url+"?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url+="&"+key+"="+params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){returnresponse.json();})
.then(function(response){console.log(response);})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});
}

MediaWiki JS

/*
	deleted_revisions.js
	MediaWiki API Demos
	Demo of `Deletedrevisions` module: Get a list of deleted revisions for Talk:Main Page.
	MIT License
*/
varparams={
action:'query',
titles:'Talk:Main_Page',
prop:'deletedrevisions',
drvprop:'user|comment|content',
drvslots:'*',
format:'json'
},
api=newmw.Api();
api.get(params).done(function(data){
console.log(data);
});