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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.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
target

User to send the email to.

This parameter is required.
subject

Subject header.

This parameter is required.
text

Email 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 the user WikiSysop with the text Content.
api.php?action=emailuser&target=WikiSysop&text=Content&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]