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list=mostviewed (pvim)

(main | query | mostviewed)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module can be used as a generator.
  • Source: PageViewInfo
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Lists the most viewed pages (based on last day's pageview count).

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
pvimmetric

The metric to use for counting views. Depending on what backend is used, not all metrics might be supported. You can use the siteinfo API (action=query&meta=siteinfo) to check which ones are supported, under pageviewservice-supported-metrics / module name (siteviews, mostviewed, etc.)

pageviews
Plain pageviews.
One of the following values: pageviews
Default: pageviews
pvimlimit

The number of pages to return.

Type: integer or max
The value must be between 1 and 500.
Default: 10
pvimoffset

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
Default: 0