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prop=videoinfo (vi)

(main | query | videoinfo)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • Source: TimedMediaHandler-wgl
  • Licence: GPL-2.0-or-later

Extends imageinfo to include video source (derivatives) information

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
viprop

Which file information to get:

timestamp
Adds timestamp for the uploaded version.
user
Adds the user who uploaded each file version. If the user has been revision deleted, a userhidden property will be returned.
userid
Add the ID of the user that uploaded each file version. If the user has been revision deleted, a userhidden property will be returned.
comment
Comment on the version. If the comment has been revision deleted, a commenthidden property will be returned.
parsedcomment
Parse the comment on the version. If the comment has been revision deleted, a commenthidden property will be returned.
canonicaltitle
Adds the canonical title of the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
url
Gives URL to the file and the description page. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
size
Adds the size of the file in bytes and the height, width and page count (if applicable).
dimensions
Alias for size.
sha1
Adds SHA-1 hash for the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
mime
Adds MIME type of the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
thumbmime
Adds MIME type of the image thumbnail (requires url and param viurlwidth). If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
mediatype
Adds the media type of the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
metadata
Lists Exif metadata for the version of the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
commonmetadata
Lists file format generic metadata for the version of the file. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
extmetadata
Lists formatted metadata combined from multiple sources. Results are HTML formatted. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
archivename
Adds the filename of the archive version for non-latest versions. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
bitdepth
Adds the bit depth of the version. If the file has been revision deleted, a filehidden property will be returned.
uploadwarning
Used by the Special:Upload page to get information about an existing file. Not intended for use outside MediaWiki core.
badfile
Adds whether the file is on the MediaWiki:Bad image list
derivatives
Adds an array of the different format and quality versions of an audio or video file that are available.
Values (separate with | or alternative): archivename, badfile, bitdepth, canonicaltitle, comment, commonmetadata, derivatives, dimensions, extmetadata, mediatype, metadata, mime, parsedcomment, sha1, size, thumbmime, timestamp, uploadwarning, url, user, userid
Default: timestamp|user
vilimit

How many file revisions to return per file.

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 500.
Default: 1
vistart

Timestamp to start listing from.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
viend

Timestamp to stop listing at.

Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
viurlwidth

If viprop=url is set, a URL to an image scaled to this width will be returned. For performance reasons if this option is used, no more than 50 scaled images will be returned.

Type: integer
Default: -1
viurlheight

Similar to viurlwidth.

Type: integer
Default: -1
vimetadataversion

Version of metadata to use. If latest is specified, use latest version. Defaults to 1 for backwards compatibility.

Default: 1
viextmetadatalanguage

What language to fetch extmetadata in. This affects both which translation to fetch, if multiple are available, as well as how things like numbers and various values are formatted.

Default: en-gb
viextmetadatamultilang

If translations for extmetadata property are available, fetch all of them.

Type: boolean (details)
viextmetadatafilter

If specified and non-empty, only these keys will be returned for viprop=extmetadata.

Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
viurlparam

A handler specific parameter string. For example, PDFs might use page15-100px. viurlwidth must be used and be consistent with viurlparam.

Default: (empty)
vibadfilecontexttitle

If badfilecontexttitleprop=badfile is set, this is the page title used when evaluating the MediaWiki:Bad image list

vicontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.

vilocalonly

Look only for files in the local repository.

Type: boolean (details)