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action=mergehistory

(main | mergehistory)

Merge page histories.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

from: Title of the page from which history will be merged. Cannot be used together with fromid.
fromid: Page ID of the page from which history will be merged. Cannot be used together with from.; Type: integer
to: Title of the page to which history will be merged. Cannot be used together with toid.
toid: Page ID of the page to which history will be merged. Cannot be used together with to.; Type: integer
timestamp: Timestamp up to which revisions will be moved from the source page's history to the destination page's history. If omitted, the entire page history of the source page will be merged into the destination page.; Type: timestamp (allowed formats)
reason: Reason for the history merge.; Default: (empty)
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Examples:

Merge the entire history of Oldpage into Newpage.: api.php?action=mergehistory&from=Oldpage&to=Newpage&token=123ABC&reason=Reason [open in sandbox]
Merge the page revisions of Oldpage dating up to 2015-12-31T04:37:41Z into Newpage.: api.php?action=mergehistory&from=Oldpage&to=Newpage&token=123ABC&reason=Reason&timestamp=2015-12-31T04%3A37%3A41Z [open in sandbox]