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  • Source: VisualEditor
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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.

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)