API:Random/it

API documentation

list=random (rn)

Get a set of random pages.

Pages are listed in a fixed sequence, only the starting point is random. This means that if, for example, Main Page is the first random page in the list, List of fictional monkeys will always be second, List of people on stamps of Vanuatu third, etc.

GET request

Response

{
"batchcomplete":"",
"continue":{
"rncontinue":"0.559881820010|0.559881954661|47659388|0",
"continue":"-||"
},
"query":{
"random":[
{
"id":32381675,
"ns":0,
"title":"Mallabhum Institute of Technology"
},
{
"id":25126452,
"ns":3,
"title":"User talk:96.232.132.176"
},
{
"id":1440028,
"ns":0,
"title":"Hyundai Epsilon engine"
},
{
"id":35446805,
"ns":15,
"title":"Category talk:Ukrainian card games"
},
{
"id":12613,
"ns":0,
"title":"Grue"
}
]
}
}

Python

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
 get_random.py
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Random` module: Get request to list 5 random pages.
 MIT License
"""
importrequests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
PARAMS = {
 "action": "query",
 "format": "json",
 "list": "random",
 "rnlimit": "5"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()
RANDOMS = DATA["query"]["random"]
for r in RANDOMS:
 print(r["title"])

PHP

<?php
/*
 get_random.php
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of Random module: Get request to list 5 random pages.
 MIT License
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
 "action" => "query",
 "format" => "json",
 "list" => "random",
 "rnlimit" => "5"
];
$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"]["random"] as $k => $v ) {
 echo( $v["title"] . "\n" );
}

JavaScript

/*
 get_random.js
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Random` module: Get request to list 5 random pages.
 MIT License
*/
varurl="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
varparams={
action:"query",
format:"json",
list:"random",
rnlimit:"5"
};
url=url+"?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url+="&"+key+"="+params[key];});
fetch(url)
.then(function(response){returnresponse.json();})
.then(function(response){
varrandoms=response.query.random;
for(varrinrandoms){
console.log(randoms[r].title);
}
})
.catch(function(error){console.log(error);});

MediaWiki JS

/*
	get_random.js
	MediaWiki API Demos
	Demo of `Random` module: Get request to list 5 random pages.
	MIT License
*/
varparams={
action:'query',
format:'json',
list:'random',
rnlimit:'5'
},
api=newmw.Api();
api.get(params).done(function(data){
varrandoms=data.query.random,
r;
for(rinrandoms){
console.log(randoms[r].title);
}
});

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