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	# 1) Log in		# 1) Log in
	curl -s -c /tmp/wb.cookies "https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php" \		curl -s -c /tmp/wb.cookies "https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php" \

SeedBot: Rewrite in code-guide style: strip translation markup, `for plain tokens (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)`


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<languages/> The full Wikibase API is available at <code>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php</code>. It requires login and a CSRF token. This page is for editors who want to script or bulk-edit; for interactive editing, see [[Help:Contributing/entities]].



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The full Wikibase API is available at <tvar name="api"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. It requires login and a CSRF token. This page is for editors who want to script or bulk-edit; for interactive editing, see <tvar name="entities">[[Help:Contributing/entities]]</tvar>. 
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Log in and get a CSRF token (adjust the credentials): Log in and get a CSRF token (adjust the credentials):
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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<translate> Key API actions: <code>wbeditentity</code> (create/update), <code>wbgetentities</code> (read), <code>wbcreateclaim</code>/<code>wbsetclaim</code> (statements), <code>wbsearchentities</code> (find by label), <code>wbremoveclaims</code>. A REST API is also available under <code>/w/rest.php/wikibase/</code>.
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Key API actions: <tvar name="a1"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbeditentity</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (create/update), <tvar name="a2"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbgetentities</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (read), <tvar name="a3"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbcreateclaim</syntaxhighlight></tvar>/<tvar name="a4"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbsetclaim</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (statements), <tvar name="a5"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbsearchentities</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (find by label), <tvar name="a6"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbremoveclaims</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. A REST API is also available under <tvar name="rest"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>/w/rest.php/wikibase/</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. 
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== <translate><!--T:4--> Bulk tools</translate> == == Bulk tools ==



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These tools are not installed on the instance — run them from your own machine: These tools are not installed on the instance — run them from your own machine:
* [https://github.com/LeMyst/WikibaseIntegrator WikibaseIntegrator] (Python) * [https://github.com/LeMyst/WikibaseIntegrator WikibaseIntegrator] (Python)
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] (official manual) * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] (official manual)
* [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements QuickStatements] (spreadsheet-style batch) * [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements QuickStatements] (spreadsheet-style batch)
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== <translate><!--T:6--> See also</translate> == == See also ==



<translate> * [[Help:Contributing]] — the hub
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* <tvar name="hub">[[Help:Contributing]]</tvar> — the hub 
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Wikibase documentation] (official) * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Wikibase documentation] (official)
* [https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php action=wb…] API reference (Wikidata) * [https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php action=wb…] API reference (Wikidata)
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SeedBot: docs: migrate contribution guide §8 (API and bulk editing) from docs/contribution-guide.md (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)
2026-08-19T10:04:11Z
docs: migrate contribution guide §8 (API and bulk editing) from docs/contribution-guide.md (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)
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The full Wikibase API is available at <tvar name="api"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. It requires login and a CSRF token. This page is for editors who want to script or bulk-edit; for interactive editing, see <tvar name="entities">[[Help:Contributing/entities]]</tvar>.

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Log in and get a CSRF token (adjust the credentials):

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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

# 1) Log in

curl -s -c /tmp/wb.cookies "https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php" \

  --data-urlencode "action=query" --data-urlencode "meta=tokens" \

  --data-urlencode "type=login" --data-urlencode "format=json"

# …POST action=login with lgname/lgpassword/lgtoken, then:

TOKEN=$(curl -s -b /tmp/wb.cookies "https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php?action=query&meta=tokens&format=json" \

  | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['query']['tokens']['csrftoken'])")



# 2) Create an item (wbeditentity)

curl -s -b /tmp/wb.cookies "https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php" \

  --data-urlencode "action=wbeditentity" --data-urlencode "new=item" \

  --data-urlencode "token=$TOKEN" \

  --data-urlencode 'data={"labels":{"en":{"language":"en","value":"My first item"}}}' \

  --data-urlencode "format=json"

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Key API actions: <tvar name="a1"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbeditentity</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (create/update), <tvar name="a2"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbgetentities</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (read), <tvar name="a3"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbcreateclaim</syntaxhighlight></tvar>/<tvar name="a4"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbsetclaim</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (statements), <tvar name="a5"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbsearchentities</syntaxhighlight></tvar> (find by label), <tvar name="a6"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>wbremoveclaims</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. A REST API is also available under <tvar name="rest"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>/w/rest.php/wikibase/</syntaxhighlight></tvar>.

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== <translate><!--T:4--> Bulk tools</translate> ==



<translate>

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These tools are not installed on the instance — run them from your own machine:

* [https://github.com/LeMyst/WikibaseIntegrator WikibaseIntegrator] (Python)

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] (official manual)

* [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements QuickStatements] (spreadsheet-style batch)

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== <translate><!--T:6--> See also</translate> ==



<translate>

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* <tvar name="hub">[[Help:Contributing]]</tvar> — the hub

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Wikibase documentation] (official)

* [https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php action=wb…] API reference (Wikidata)

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	The full Wikibase API is available at <tvar name="api"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/api.php</syntaxhighlight></tvar>. It requires login and a CSRF token. This page is for editors who want to script or bulk-edit; for interactive editing, see <tvar name="entities">[[Help:Contributing/entities]]</tvar>.
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	Log in and get a CSRF token (adjust the credentials):		Log in and get a CSRF token (adjust the credentials):
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	~~<translate>~~		Key API actions: <code>wbeditentity</code> (create/update), <code>wbgetentities</code> (read), <code>wbcreateclaim</code>/<code>wbsetclaim</code> (statements), <code>wbsearchentities</code> (find by label), <code>wbremoveclaims</code>. A REST API is also available under <code>/w/rest.php/wikibase/</code>.
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	Key API actions: <~~tvar name="a1"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbeditentity</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~> (create/update), <~~tvar name="a2"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbgetentities</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~> (read), <~~tvar name="a3"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbcreateclaim</~~syntaxhighlight~~></~~tvar>/<tvar name="a4">~~<~~syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbsetclaim</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~> (statements), <~~tvar name="a5"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbsearchentities</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~> (find by label), <~~tvar name="a6"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>wbremoveclaims</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~>. A REST API is also available under <~~tvar name="rest"><syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline~~>/w/rest.php/wikibase/</~~syntaxhighlight></tvar~~>.
	~~</translate>~~

	== ~~<translate><!--T:4-->~~ Bulk tools~~</translate>~~ ==		== Bulk tools ==

	~~<translate>~~
	~~<!--T:5-->~~
	These tools are not installed on the instance — run them from your own machine:		These tools are not installed on the instance — run them from your own machine:
	* [https://github.com/LeMyst/WikibaseIntegrator WikibaseIntegrator] (Python)		* [https://github.com/LeMyst/WikibaseIntegrator WikibaseIntegrator] (Python)
	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] (official manual)		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] (official manual)
	* [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements QuickStatements] (spreadsheet-style batch)		* [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements QuickStatements] (spreadsheet-style batch)
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	== ~~<translate><!--T:6-->~~ See also~~</translate>~~ ==		== See also ==

	~~<translate>~~		* [[Help:Contributing]] — the hub
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	* ~~<tvar name="hub">~~[[Help:Contributing]]~~</tvar>~~ — the hub
	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Wikibase documentation] (official)		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Wikibase documentation] (official)
	* [https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php action=wb…] API reference (Wikidata)		* [https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php action=wb…] API reference (Wikidata)
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Help:Contributing/api - Revision history

SeedBot: Standardize: add copy button to block code snippets

SeedBot: Rewrite in code-guide style: strip translation markup, for plain tokens (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

SeedBot: docs: migrate contribution guide §8 (API and bulk editing) from docs/contribution-guide.md (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

SeedBot: Rewrite in code-guide style: strip translation markup, `for plain tokens (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)`