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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page
action=userrights
(main | userrights)
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Change a user's group membership.
Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
- user
User.
- Type: user, by any of username and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
- userid
- Deprecated.
Specify user=#ID instead.
- Type: integer
- add
Add the user to these groups, or if they are already a member, update the expiry of their membership in that group.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): Sales, VHGroup, bot, bureaucrat, csmoderator, interface-admin, review, reviewer, suppress, sysop, widgeteditor, wiki_-shared_admin, wiki_-shared_editor, wiki_-shared_reader, wiki_-shared_reviewer, wiki_ABC_admin, wiki_ABC_editor, wiki_ABC_reader, wiki_ABC_reviewer, wiki_BHT_admin, wiki_BHT_editor, wiki_BHT_reader, wiki_BHT_reviewer, wiki_BuchTest_admin, wiki_BuchTest_editor, wiki_BuchTest_reader, wiki_BuchTest_reviewer, wiki_Colors_admin, wiki_Colors_editor, wiki_Colors_reader, wiki_Colors_reviewer, wiki_DT_admin, wiki_DT_editor, wiki_DT_reader, wiki_DT_reviewer, wiki_ERM48670_admin, wiki_ERM48670_editor, wiki_ERM48670_reader, wiki_ERM48670_reviewer, wiki_LinkTest_admin, wiki_LinkTest_editor, wiki_LinkTest_reader, wiki_LinkTest_reviewer, wiki_MLR_admin, wiki_MLR_editor, wiki_MLR_reader, wiki_MLR_reviewer, wiki_MT_admin, wiki_MT_editor, wiki_MT_reader, wiki_MT_reviewer, wiki_MW45894_admin, wiki_MW45894_editor, wiki_MW45894_reader, wiki_MW45894_reviewer, wiki_Meridian_admin, wiki_Meridian_editor, wiki_Meridian_reader, wiki_Meridian_reviewer, wiki_MoG_admin, wiki_MoG_editor, wiki_MoG_reader, wiki_MoG_reviewer, wiki_SW45894_admin, wiki_SW45894_editor, wiki_SW45894_reader, wiki_SW45894_reviewer, wiki_Sidebar_admin, wiki_Sidebar_editor, wiki_Sidebar_reader, wiki_Sidebar_reviewer, wiki_T1_admin, wiki_T1_editor, wiki_T1_reader, wiki_T1_reviewer, wiki_TERMN_admin, wiki_TERMN_editor, wiki_TERMN_reader, wiki_TERMN_reviewer, wiki_TERM_admin, wiki_TERM_editor, wiki_TERM_reader, wiki_TERM_reviewer, wiki_Testing_admin, wiki_Testing_editor, wiki_Testing_reader, wiki_Testing_reviewer, wiki_VH_admin, wiki_VH_editor, wiki_VH_reader, wiki_VH_reviewer, wiki_Verena_admin, wiki_Verena_editor, wiki_Verena_reader, wiki_Verena_reviewer, wiki__global_admin, wiki__global_editor, wiki__global_reader, wiki__global_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_admin, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_editor, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_reader, 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wiki_demo-1778663410017604_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663420004981_admin, wiki_demo-1778663420004981_editor, wiki_demo-1778663420004981_reader, wiki_demo-1778663420004981_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663430010826_admin, wiki_demo-1778663430010826_editor, wiki_demo-1778663430010826_reader, wiki_demo-1778663430010826_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663440008909_admin, wiki_demo-1778663440008909_editor, wiki_demo-1778663440008909_reader, wiki_demo-1778663440008909_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663451013044_admin, wiki_demo-1778663451013044_editor, wiki_demo-1778663451013044_reader, wiki_demo-1778663451013044_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663461001464_admin, wiki_demo-1778663461001464_editor, wiki_demo-1778663461001464_reader, wiki_demo-1778663461001464_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663471027514_admin, wiki_demo-1778663471027514_editor, wiki_demo-1778663471027514_reader, wiki_demo-1778663471027514_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663482007302_admin, wiki_demo-1778663482007302_editor, wiki_demo-1778663482007302_reader, 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wiki_demo-1778663555016554_reviewer, wiki_farm-test-path_admin, wiki_farm-test-path_editor, wiki_farm-test-path_reader, wiki_farm-test-path_reviewer, wiki_subfarm-test-path_admin, wiki_subfarm-test-path_editor, wiki_subfarm-test-path_reader, wiki_subfarm-test-path_reviewer, wiki_w_admin, wiki_w_editor, wiki_w_reader, wiki_w_reviewer
- Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
- expiry
Expiry timestamps. May be relative (e.g. 5 months or 2 weeks) or absolute (e.g. 2014-09-18T12:34:56Z). If only one timestamp is set, it will be used for all groups passed to the add parameter. Use infinite, indefinite, infinity, or never for a never-expiring user group.
- Separate values with | or alternative.
- Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
- Default: infinite
- remove
Remove the user from these groups.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): Sales, VHGroup, bot, bureaucrat, csmoderator, interface-admin, review, reviewer, suppress, sysop, widgeteditor, wiki_-shared_admin, wiki_-shared_editor, wiki_-shared_reader, wiki_-shared_reviewer, wiki_ABC_admin, wiki_ABC_editor, wiki_ABC_reader, wiki_ABC_reviewer, wiki_BHT_admin, wiki_BHT_editor, wiki_BHT_reader, wiki_BHT_reviewer, wiki_BuchTest_admin, wiki_BuchTest_editor, wiki_BuchTest_reader, wiki_BuchTest_reviewer, wiki_Colors_admin, wiki_Colors_editor, wiki_Colors_reader, wiki_Colors_reviewer, wiki_DT_admin, wiki_DT_editor, wiki_DT_reader, wiki_DT_reviewer, wiki_ERM48670_admin, wiki_ERM48670_editor, wiki_ERM48670_reader, wiki_ERM48670_reviewer, wiki_LinkTest_admin, wiki_LinkTest_editor, wiki_LinkTest_reader, wiki_LinkTest_reviewer, wiki_MLR_admin, wiki_MLR_editor, wiki_MLR_reader, wiki_MLR_reviewer, wiki_MT_admin, wiki_MT_editor, wiki_MT_reader, wiki_MT_reviewer, wiki_MW45894_admin, wiki_MW45894_editor, wiki_MW45894_reader, wiki_MW45894_reviewer, wiki_Meridian_admin, wiki_Meridian_editor, wiki_Meridian_reader, wiki_Meridian_reviewer, wiki_MoG_admin, wiki_MoG_editor, wiki_MoG_reader, wiki_MoG_reviewer, wiki_SW45894_admin, wiki_SW45894_editor, wiki_SW45894_reader, wiki_SW45894_reviewer, wiki_Sidebar_admin, wiki_Sidebar_editor, wiki_Sidebar_reader, wiki_Sidebar_reviewer, wiki_T1_admin, wiki_T1_editor, wiki_T1_reader, wiki_T1_reviewer, wiki_TERMN_admin, wiki_TERMN_editor, wiki_TERMN_reader, wiki_TERMN_reviewer, wiki_TERM_admin, wiki_TERM_editor, wiki_TERM_reader, wiki_TERM_reviewer, wiki_Testing_admin, wiki_Testing_editor, wiki_Testing_reader, wiki_Testing_reviewer, wiki_VH_admin, wiki_VH_editor, wiki_VH_reader, wiki_VH_reviewer, wiki_Verena_admin, wiki_Verena_editor, wiki_Verena_reader, wiki_Verena_reviewer, wiki__global_admin, wiki__global_editor, wiki__global_reader, wiki__global_reviewer, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_admin, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_editor, wiki_demo-1778663023010299_reader, 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wiki_demo-1778663555016554_reviewer, wiki_farm-test-path_admin, wiki_farm-test-path_editor, wiki_farm-test-path_reader, wiki_farm-test-path_reviewer, wiki_subfarm-test-path_admin, wiki_subfarm-test-path_editor, wiki_subfarm-test-path_reader, wiki_subfarm-test-path_reviewer, wiki_w_admin, wiki_w_editor, wiki_w_reader, wiki_w_reviewer
- Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
- reason
Reason for the change.
- Default: (empty)
- token
A "userrights" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
For compatibility, the token used in the web UI is also accepted.
- This parameter is required.
Change tags to apply to the entry in the user rights log.
- Values (separate with | or alternative):
- watchuser
Watch the user's user and talk pages.
- Type: boolean (details)
Examples:
- Add user FooBot to group bot, and remove from groups sysop and bureaucrat.
- api.php?action=userrights&user=FooBot&add=bot&remove=sysop|bureaucrat&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Add the user with ID 123 to group bot, and remove from groups sysop and bureaucrat.
- api.php?action=userrights&userid=123&add=bot&remove=sysop|bureaucrat&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Add user SometimeSysop to group sysop for 1 month.
- api.php?action=userrights&user=SometimeSysop&add=sysop&expiry=1%20month&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]