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prop=extlinks (el)
- This module requires read rights.
 - Source: MediaWiki
 - License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
Returns all external URLs (not interwikis) from the given pages.
Parameters:
- ellimit
 How many links to return.
- No more than 500 (5,000 for bots) allowed.
 - Type: integer or max
 - Default: 10
 - eloffset
 When more results are available, use this to continue.
- Type: integer
 - elprotocol
 Protocol of the URL. If empty and elquery is set, the protocol is http. Leave both this and elquery empty to list all external links.
- One of the following values: Can be empty, or bitcoin, ftp, ftps, geo, git, gopher, http, https, irc, ircs, magnet, mailto, mms, news, nntp, redis, sftp, sip, sips, sms, ssh, svn, tel, telnet, urn, worldwind, xmpp
 - Default: (empty)
 - elquery
 Search string without protocol. Useful for checking whether a certain page contains a certain external url.
- elexpandurl
 Expand protocol-relative URLs with the canonical protocol.
- Type: boolean (details)
 
Example:
- Get a list of external links on Main Page.
 - api.php?action=query&prop=extlinks&titles=Main%20Page [open in sandbox]