MediaWiki API help

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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API

action=undelete

(main | undelete)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.

Restore revisions of a deleted page.

A list of deleted revisions (including timestamps) can be retrieved through list=deletedrevs, and a list of deleted file IDs can be retrieved through list=filearchive.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Undelete

Parameters:

title: Title of the page to restore.; This parameter is required.
reason: Reason for restoring.; Default: (empty)
timestamps: Timestamps of the revisions to restore. If both timestamps and fileids are empty, all will be restored.; Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
fileids: IDs of the file revisions to restore. If both timestamps and fileids are empty, all will be restored.; Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
watchlist: Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences or do not change watch.; One value: watch, unwatch, preferences, nochange; Default: preferences
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Examples:

Undelete page Main Page.: api.php?action=undelete&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&reason=Restoring%20main%20page
Undelete two revisions of page Main Page.: api.php?action=undelete&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&timestamps=2007-07-03T22:00:45Z|2007-07-02T19:48:56Z