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prop=videoinfo (vi)

(main | query | videoinfo)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • Source: TimedMediaHandler
  • License: GPL-2.0+

Extends imageinfo to include video source (derivatives) information

Parameters:
viprop

Which file information to get:

timestamp
Adds timestamp for the uploaded version.
user
Adds the user who uploaded each file version.
userid
Add the ID of the user that uploaded each file version.
comment
Comment on the version.
parsedcomment
Parse the comment on the version.
canonicaltitle
Adds the canonical title of the file.
url
Gives URL to the file and the description page.
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.
mime
Adds MIME type of the file.
thumbmime
Adds MIME type of the image thumbnail (requires url and param viurlwidth).
mediatype
Adds the media type of the file.
metadata
Lists Exif metadata for the version of the file.
commonmetadata
Lists file format generic metadata for the version of the file.
extmetadata
Lists formatted metadata combined from multiple sources. Results are HTML formatted.
archivename
Adds the filename of the archive version for non-latest versions.
bitdepth
Adds the bit depth of the version.
uploadwarning
Used by the Special:Upload page to get information about an existing file. Not intended for use outside MediaWiki core.
Values (separate with |): timestamp, user, userid, comment, parsedcomment, canonicaltitle, url, size, dimensions, sha1, mime, thumbmime, mediatype, metadata, commonmetadata, extmetadata, archivename, bitdepth, uploadwarning
Default: timestamp|user
vilimit

How many file revisions to return per file.

No more than 500 (5,000 for bots) allowed.
Type: integer or max
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
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 |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
viurlparam

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

Default: (empty)
vicontinue

When more results are available, use this to continue.

vilocalonly

Look only for files in the local repository.