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action=rollback

(main | rollback)

Undo the last edit to the page.

If the last user who edited the page made multiple edits in a row, they will all be rolled back.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

title

Title of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with pageid.

pageid

Page ID of the page to roll back. Cannot be used together with title.

Type: integer

tags

Tags to apply to the rollback.

Values (separate with | or alternative):

user

Name of the user whose edits are to be rolled back.

This parameter is required.

Type: user, by any of username, IP, Temporary user, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")

summary

Custom edit summary. If empty, default summary will be used.

Default: (empty)

markbot

Mark the reverted edits and the revert as bot edits.

Type: boolean (details)

watchlist

Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.

One of the following values: nochange, preferences, unwatch, watch

Default: preferences

watchlistexpiry

Watchlist expiry timestamp. Omit this parameter entirely to leave the current expiry unchanged.

Type: expiry (details)

token

A "rollback" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

For compatibility, the token used in the web UI is also accepted.

This parameter is required.

Examples:

Roll back the last edits to page Hēafodtramet by user Example.: api.php?action=rollback&title=H%C4%93afodtramet&user=Example&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Roll back the last edits to page Hēafodtramet by IP user 192.0.2.5 with summary Reverting vandalism, and mark those edits and the revert as bot edits.: api.php?action=rollback&title=H%C4%93afodtramet&user=192.0.2.5&token=123ABC&summary=Reverting%20vandalism&markbot=1 [open in sandbox]