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action=rollback
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Undo the last edit to the page.
If the last user who edited the page made multiple edits in a row, they will all be rolled back.
- title
Title of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with pageid.
- pageid
Page ID of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with title.
- Type: integer
Tags to apply to the rollback.
- Values (separate with | or alternative):
- user
Name of the user whose edits are to be rolled back.
- This parameter is required.
- Type: user, by any of username, IP, Temporary user, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
- summary
Custom edit summary. If empty, default summary will be used.
- Default: (empty)
- markbot
Mark the reverted edits and the revert as bot edits.
- Type: boolean (details)
- watchlist
Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.
- One of the following values: nochange, preferences, unwatch, watch
- Default: preferences
- token
A "rollback" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
For compatibility, the token used in the web UI is also accepted.
- This parameter is required.
- Roll back the last edits to page Saint Joan of Arc (Jeanne la Pucelle) by user Example.
- api.php?action=rollback&title=Saint%20Joan%20of%20Arc%20%28Jeanne%20la%20Pucelle%29&user=Example&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Roll back the last edits to page Saint Joan of Arc (Jeanne la Pucelle) by IP user 192.0.2.5 with summary Reverting vandalism, and mark those edits and the revert as bot edits.
- api.php?action=rollback&title=Saint%20Joan%20of%20Arc%20%28Jeanne%20la%20Pucelle%29&user=192.0.2.5&token=123ABC&summary=Reverting%20vandalism&markbot=1 [open in sandbox]