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list=allcategories (ac)

(main | query | allcategories)

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:

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]