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FileApi Release status: unknownCategory:Extensions with invalid status
Implementation	API Category:API extensions
Description	Implements file downloads via the action api for consumption by any client, including api-only clients (e. g. via bot password or OAuth).
Author(s)	(Simon Stiertalk)
Latest version	0.1.0
MediaWiki	1.39Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
Database changes	No
License	GNU Affero General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . Category:Extensions in GitHub version control Read Me

Implements file downloads via the action api for consumption by any client, including api-only clients (e. g. via bot password or OAuth).

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called FileApi in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'FileApi' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Endpoints

action=download

Params:

• title: The title of the file page
• pageid: The pageid of the file page
• format: The result format if an error occurs (ApiBase error message)

Example

https://my.wiki.com/w/api.php?action=download&format=json&title=File:SomeFile.png

See also

• Github Organization
• other extensions in Category:OpenSemanticLab