2011/3/3 <richardcav...@mail.com>: > Hi everyone. Looking at this page: > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit > > There are many parameters that can be set when sending an HTTP POST > with the intention of doing an edit. Do all of the parameters go in > the URL? Can I shift some of them into the HTTP POST in the body of > the request? > > In particular, where does the new text go? Does that go as a form item > in the body of the request? > Any combination of the two is fine: the API doesn't care whether a parameter is in a query string or in the POST body. Of course, it's wise to put things like the new text in the POST body to avoid hitting URL length limits.
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