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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page
action=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.
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:User_group_membership
- 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): abusefilter, abusefilter-helper, accountcreator, autoreviewer, bot, bureaucrat, checkuser, confirmed, copyviobot, eventcoordinator, extendedconfirmed, extendedmover, filemover, founder, import, interface-admin, ipblock-exempt, massmessage-sender, no-ipinfo, patroller, researcher, reviewer, rollbacker, steward, suppress, sysop, templateeditor, transwiki
- 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): abusefilter, abusefilter-helper, accountcreator, autoreviewer, bot, bureaucrat, checkuser, confirmed, copyviobot, eventcoordinator, extendedconfirmed, extendedmover, filemover, founder, import, interface-admin, ipblock-exempt, massmessage-sender, no-ipinfo, patroller, researcher, reviewer, rollbacker, steward, suppress, sysop, templateeditor, transwiki
- 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): AWB, AntiVandal script, Deputy, Newcomer task, ProveIt edit, RedWarn, STiki, Single use, Ultraviolet, WPCleaner, WikiLoop Battlefield, bot trial, convenient-discussions, editProtectedHelper, fixed lint errors, huggle, invalid-timedtext-edit, large non-free file, moveToDraft, new user moving page out of userspace, possible birth or death date change, pronoun-change, self-published-blog, self-published source, shortdesc helper, talk banner shell conversion, twinkle
- watchuser
Watch the user's user and talk pages.
- Type: boolean (details)
- watchlistexpiry
Watchlist expiry timestamp. Omit this parameter entirely to leave the current expiry unchanged.
- Type: expiry (details)
- 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]