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Parses values using a ValueParser.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

datatype: Datatype of the value to parse. Determines the parser to use.; One of the following values: commonsMedia, external-id, geo-shape, globe-coordinate, monolingualtext, quantity, string, tabular-data, time, url, wikibase-item, wikibase-property
property: Property ID the value to parse belongs to. Determines the parser to use.
parser: Deprecated.; ID of the ValueParser to use. Deprecated. Use the datatype parameter instead.; One of the following values: commonsMedia, external-id, geo-shape, globe-coordinate, globecoordinate, monolingualtext, null, quantity, string, tabular-data, time, url, wikibase-entityid, wikibase-item, wikibase-property
values: The values to parse; This parameter is required.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
options: The options the parser should use. Provided as a JSON object.
validate: Whether to additionally verify the data passed in.; Type: boolean (details)

Examples:

Parse a plain string into a StringValue object.: api.php?action=wbparsevalue&datatype=string&values=foo|bar [open in sandbox]
Parse 1994-02-08 to a TimeValue object with a precision of 9 (year).: api.php?action=wbparsevalue&datatype=time&values=1994-02-08&options={"precision":9} [open in sandbox]
Parse 1994-02-08 to a TimeValue object with a precision of 14 (second) with validation enabled, resulting in a validation failure.: api.php?action=wbparsevalue&datatype=time&validate&values=1994-02-08&options={"precision":14} [open in sandbox]
Parse foo into an object of whatever datatype P123 is, with validation enabled, potentially resulting in a validation failure depending on P123's datatype's expected input.: api.php?action=wbparsevalue&property=P123&validate&values=foo [open in sandbox]