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  • Source: VisualEditor
  • License: MIT

Returns HTML5 for a page from the Parsoid service.

Parameters:
page

The page to perform actions on.

This parameter is required.
format
(no description)
One of the following values: json, jsonfm
Default: jsonfm
paction

Action to perform.

This parameter is required.
One of the following values: parse, metadata, parsefragment, serialize, serializeforcache, diff, getlanglinks
wikitext

Wikitext to send to Parsoid to convert to HTML (paction=parsefragment).

oldid

The revision number to use (defaults to latest revision).

html

HTML to send to Parsoid to convert to wikitext.

etag

ETag to send.

cachekey

For serialize or diff, use the result of a previous serializeforcache request with this key. Overrides html.

pst

Pre-save transform wikitext before sending it to Parsoid (paction=parsefragment).

Type: boolean (details)