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This is an auto-generated MediaWiki Action API documentation page.

action=checktoken

(main | checktoken)

This module requires read rights.
Source: MediaWiki
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Check the validity of a token from action=query&meta=tokens.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Checktoken

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

type: Type of token being tested.; This parameter is required.; One of the following values: createaccount, csrf, login, patrol, rollback, userrights, watch
token: Token to test.; This parameter is required.
maxtokenage: Maximum allowed age of the token, in seconds.; Type: integer

Example:

Test the validity of a csrf token.: api.php?action=checktoken&type=csrf&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]