RTGame:Application programming interface: Difference between revisions

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RT:API

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are what developers, fansite operators, and bots use to retrieve information about the game and the wiki.

Mediawiki Action API

The RTGame Wiki provides an action API that can be accessed here. Additional documentation is available on the Mediawiki Action API page. Some features are limited to logged in users, administrators, and bureaucrats. The API Sandbox special page may be useful for users new to creating requests.

Below are a few useful modules under the query action:

Module	Use
prefixsearch	Take user input and return the best-matching titles. Should be used with generator.
description	Returns a short description of the given pages.
pageimages	Returns information about images on the page, such as thumbnail and presence of photos.
extracts	Returns plain-text or limited HTML extracts of the given pages.

RTGame Wiki community
Projects	Search Engine Optimization •
Policies	Application programming interface • Copyrights • Lua • Policies • Redirect • Short description • Shortcut • Style guide • Templates •
Editing guides	Advanced editing • Cheat sheet • Source mode basics • VisualEditor advanced • VisualEditor basics • Your first edit •

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