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action=emailuser

(main | emailuser)

  • This module requires read rights.

  • This module requires write rights.

  • This module only accepts POST requests.

  • Source: MediaWiki

  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Email a user.

Parameters:

target

User to send email to.

This parameter is required.

subject

Subject header.

text

Mail body.

This parameter is required.

ccme

Send a copy of this mail to me.

Type: boolean (details)

token

A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

This parameter is required.

Example:

Send an email to user WikiSysop with the text Content.

api.php?action=emailuser&target=WikiSysop&text=Content&token=123ABC

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