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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 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]
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