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meta=languageinfo (li)

(main | query | languageinfo)

Return information about available languages.

Continuation may be applied if retrieving the information takes too long for one request.

Parametrit:

Other general parameters are available.

liprop

Which information to get for each language.

code: The language code. (This code is MediaWiki-specific, though there are overlaps with other standards.)
bcp47: The BCP-47 language code.
dir: The writing direction of the language (either ltr or rtl).
autonym: The autonym of the language, that is, the name in that language.
name: The name of the language in the language specified by the uselang parameter, with language fallbacks applied if necessary.
variantnames: The short names for language variants used for language conversion links.
fallbacks: The language codes of the fallback languages configured for this language. The implicit final fallback to 'en' is not included (but some languages may fall back to 'en' explicitly).
variants: The language codes of the variants supported by this language.

Values (separate with | or alternative): autonym, bcp47, code, dir, fallbacks, name, variantnames, variants

Default: code

licode

Language codes of the languages that should be returned, or * for all languages.

Separate values with | or alternative.

Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).

Default: *

licontinue

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

esimerkkiä:

Get the language codes of all supported languages.: api.php?action=query&meta=languageinfo [avaa hiekkalaatikossa]
Get the autonyms and German names of all supported languages.: api.php?action=query&meta=languageinfo&liprop=autonym|name&uselang=de [avaa hiekkalaatikossa]
Get the fallback languages and variants of Occitan.: api.php?action=query&meta=languageinfo&liprop=fallbacks|variants&licode=oc [avaa hiekkalaatikossa]
Get the BCP-47 language code and direction of all supported languages.: api.php?action=query&meta=languageinfo&liprop=bcp47|dir [avaa hiekkalaatikossa]