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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
- Licence: 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]