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prop=extracts (ex)

(main | query | extracts)

Returns plain-text or limited HTML extracts of the given pages.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
exchars

How many characters to return. Actual text returned might be slightly longer.

Type: integer
The value must be between 1 and 1.200.
exsentences

How many sentences to return.

Type: integer
The value must be between 1 and 10.
exlimit

How many extracts to return. (Multiple extracts can only be returned if exintro is set to true.)

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 20.
Default: 20
exintro

Return only content before the first section.

Type: boolean (details)
explaintext

Return extracts as plain text instead of limited HTML.

Type: boolean (details)
exsectionformat

How to format sections in plaintext mode:

plain
No formatting.
wiki
Wikitext-style formatting (== like this ==).
raw
This module's internal representation (section titles prefixed with <ASCII 1><ASCII 2><section level><ASCII 2><ASCII 1>).
One of the following values: plain, raw, wiki
Default: wiki
excontinue

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

Type: integer