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meta=filerepoinfo (fri)
- This module requires read rights.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Return meta information about image repositories configured on the wiki.
Parameter:
- friprop
Which repository properties to get (properties available may vary on other wikis).
- apiurl
- URL to the repository API - helpful for getting image info from the host.
- articlepath
- Repository wiki's $wgArticlePath or equivalent.
- canUpload
- Whether files can be uploaded to this repository, e.g. via CORS and shared authentication.
- descBaseUrl
- (no description)
- descriptionCacheExpiry
- (no description)
- displayname
- The human-readable name of the repository wiki.
- favicon
- Repository wiki's favicon URL, from $wgFavicon.
- fetchDescription
- Whether file description pages are fetched from this repository when viewing local file description pages.
- initialCapital
- Whether file names implicitly start with a capital letter.
- local
- Whether that repository is the local one or not.
- name
- The key of the repository - used in e.g. $wgForeignFileRepos and imageinfo return values.
- rootUrl
- Root URL path for image paths.
- scriptDirUrl
- Root URL path for the repository wiki's MediaWiki installation.
- server
- Repository wiki's $wgServer or equivalent.
- thumbUrl
- Root URL path for thumbnail paths.
- url
- Public zone URL path.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): apiurl, articlepath, canUpload, descBaseUrl, descriptionCacheExpiry, displayname, favicon, fetchDescription, initialCapital, local, name, rootUrl, scriptDirUrl, server, thumbUrl, url
- Default: apiurl|articlepath|canUpload|descBaseUrl|descriptionCacheExpiry|displayname|favicon|fetchDescription|initialCapital|local|name|rootUrl|scriptDirUrl|server|thumbUrl|url
Example:
- Get information about file repositories.
- api.php?action=query&meta=filerepoinfo&friprop=apiurl|name|displayname [open in sandbox]