MediaWiki version:
≥ 1.17

GET request to enumerate all deleted files from filearchive table sequentially.

API documentation

Special:ApiHelp/query+filearchive

Example

GET request

Get a list of all deleted files.

Response

{
    "batchcomplete": "",
    "continue": {
        "facontinue": "0000007.jpg|20070128133944|288",
        "continue": "-||"
    },
    "query": {
        "filearchive": [
            {
                "id": 1778,
                "name": "!notedit.png",
                "ns": 6,
                "title": "File:!notedit.png",
                "timestamp": "2011-04-25T13:17:47Z"
            },
            {
                "id": 6949,
                "name": "\"Twilight_at_the_pond\"_by_A.A.Tutunov_(1976).jpg",
                "ns": 6,
                "title": "File:\"Twilight at the pond\" by A.A.Tutunov (1976).jpg",
                "timestamp": "2019-01-26T11:48:52Z"
            },
            {
                "id": 5814,
                "name": "---C--temp-Regelwerk.pdf",
                "ns": 6,
                "title": "File:---C--temp-Regelwerk.pdf",
                "timestamp": "2017-03-09T10:09:24Z"
            },
            ...
        ]
    }
}

Sample code

Python

#!/usr/bin/python3

"""
    file_archive.py

    MediaWiki API Demos
    Demo of `Filearchive` module: Get a list of all deleted files.

    MIT License
"""

import requests

S = requests.Session()

URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"

PARAMS = {
    "action": "query",
    "list": "filearchive",
    "format": "json"
}

R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS)
DATA = R.json()

print(DATA)

PHP

<?php
/*
    file_archive.php

    MediaWiki API Demos
    Demo of `Filearchive` module: Get a list of all deleted files.

    MIT License
*/

$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$params = [
    "action" => "query",
    "list" => "filearchive",
    "format" => "json"
];

$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params );

$ch = curl_init( $url );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$output = curl_exec( $ch );
curl_close( $ch );

$result = json_decode( $output, true );
var_dump( $result );

JavaScript

/*
    file_archive.js

    MediaWiki API Demos
    Demo of `Filearchive` module: Get a list of all deleted files.

    MIT License
*/

var url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"; 

var params = {
    action: "query",
    list: "filearchive",
    format: "json"
};

url = url + "?origin=*";
Object.keys(params).forEach(function(key){url += "&" + key + "=" + params[key];});

fetch(url)
    .then(function(response){return response.json();})
    .then(function(response) {console.log(response);})
    .catch(function(error){console.log(error);});

MediaWiki JS

/*
	file_archive.js

	MediaWiki API Demos
	Demo of `Filearchive` module: Get a list of all deleted files.

	MIT License
*/

var params = {
		action: 'query',
		list: 'filearchive',
		format: 'json'
	},
	api = new mw.Api();

api.get( params ).done( function ( data ) {
	console.log( data );
} );

Possible errors

Code Info
cantview-deleted-description You don't have permission to view descriptions of deleted files.
cantview-deleted-metadata You don't have permission to view metadata of deleted files.
invalidsha1hash The SHA1 hash provided is not valid.
invalidsha1base36hash The SHA1Base36 hash provided is not valid.

Parameter history

  • v1.20: Introduced facontinue, mediatype, archivename
  • v1.18: Introduced fato, fasha1, fasha1base36, parseddescription
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