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list=allcategories (ac)
- This module requires read rights.
- This module can be used as a generator.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Enumerate all categories.
Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
- acfrom
The category to start enumerating from.
- accontinue
When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.
- acto
The category to stop enumerating at.
- acprefix
Search for all category titles that begin with this value.
- acdir
Direction to sort in.
- One of the following values: ascending, descending
- Default: ascending
- acmin
Only return categories with at least this many members.
- Type: integer
- acmax
Only return categories with at most this many members.
- Type: integer
- aclimit
How many categories to return.
- Type: integer or max
- The value must be between 1 and 500.
- Default: 10
- acprop
Which properties to get:
- size
- Adds number of pages in the category.
- hidden
- Tags categories that are hidden with
__HIDDENCAT__.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): hidden, size
- Default: (empty)
Examples:
- List categories with information on the number of pages in each.
- api.php?action=query&list=allcategories&acprop=size [open in sandbox]
- Retrieve info about the category page itself for categories beginning List.
- api.php?action=query&generator=allcategories&gacprefix=List&prop=info [open in sandbox]