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action=userrights

(main | 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.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
user

User.

Tip: istifadəçi, hər hansısa biri: istifadəçi adı və istifadəçi nömrəsi (məs. "#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): accountcreator, autopatrolled, bot, bureaucrat, checkuser, checkuser-temporary-account-viewer, confirmed, extendedconfirmed, filemover, import, interface-admin, ipblock-exempt, no-ipinfo, pagemover, patroller, rollbacker, steward, suppress, sysop, transwiki, uploader
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): accountcreator, autopatrolled, bot, bureaucrat, checkuser, checkuser-temporary-account-viewer, confirmed, extendedconfirmed, filemover, import, interface-admin, ipblock-exempt, no-ipinfo, pagemover, patroller, rollbacker, steward, suppress, sysop, transwiki, uploader
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.
tags

Change tags to apply to the entry in the user rights log.

Values (separate with | or alternative): AWB, Adiutor, ProveIt ilə redaktə, 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)
Examples:
Add user FooBot to group bot, and remove from groups sysop and bureaucrat.
[open in sandbox]
Add the user with ID 123 to group bot, and remove from groups sysop and bureaucrat.
[open in sandbox]
Add user SometimeSysop to group sysop for 1 month.
[open in sandbox]