Get list of pages using an image hosted on Wikimedia commons through API

Question

I'd like to get the file usage on other wikis for a given image on Wikimedia Commons through API.

For example the image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_Finland_opinion_polls.png is used in:

• Usage on da.wikipedia.org

  • Rigsdagsvalget i Finland 2015

• Usage on en.wikipedia.org

  • 2015 Finnish parliamentary election

  • Opinion polling for the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election

• Usage on fr.wikipedia.org

  • Élections législatives finlandaises de 2015

• Usage on it.wikipedia.org

  • Elezioni parlamentari in Finlandia del 2015

• Usage on no.wikipedia.org

  • Riksdagsvalget i Finland 2015

How can i get this information using API? I tried both the wikimedia commons API and the Mediawiki Image API but without luck.

Answer 1

You need the Globalusage API call.

For your example the URL would be:

https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=globalusage&titles=File:2015_Finland_opinion_polls.png