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    <module>* prop=info (in) *
  Get basic page information such as namespace, title, last touched date, ...

This module requires read rights
Parameters:
  inprop         - Which additional properties to get:
                    protection   - List the protection level of each page
                    talkid       - The page ID of the talk page for each non-talk page
                    watched      - List the watched status of each page
                    subjectid    - The page ID of the parent page for each talk page
                    url          - Gives a full URL to the page, and also an edit URL
                    readable     - Whether the user can read this page
                    preload      - Gives the text returned by EditFormPreloadText
                    displaytitle - Gives the way the page title is actually displayed
                   Values (separate with '|'): protection, talkid, watched, subjectid, url, readable, preload, displaytitle
  intoken        - Request a token to perform a data-modifying action on a page
                   Values (separate with '|'): edit, delete, protect, move, block, unblock, email, import
  incontinue     - When more results are available, use this to continue
Examples:
  api.php?action=query&prop=info&titles=Main%20Page
  api.php?action=query&prop=info&inprop=protection&titles=Main%20Page
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