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action=feedwatchlist

(main | feedwatchlist)

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

Returns a watchlist feed.

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

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

feedformat

The format of the feed.

One of the following values: atom, rss

Default: rss

hours

List pages modified within this many hours from now.

Type: integer

The value must be between 1 and 72.

Default: 24

linktosections

Link directly to changed sections if possible.

Type: boolean (details)

allrev

Include multiple revisions of the same page within given timeframe.

Type: boolean (details)

wlowner

Used along with token to access a different user's watchlist.

Type: user, by username

wltoken

A security token (available in the user's preferences) to allow access to another user's watchlist.

wlshow

Show only items that meet these criteria. For example, to see only minor edits done by logged-in users, set show=minor|!anon.

Values (separate with | or alternative): !anon, !autopatrolled, !bot, !minor, !patrolled, !unread, anon, autopatrolled, bot, minor, patrolled, unread

wltype

Which types of changes to show:

edit: Regular page edits.
new: Page creations.
log: Log entries.
external: External changes.
categorize: Category membership changes.

Values (separate with | or alternative): categorize, edit, external, log, new

Default: edit|new|log|categorize

wlexcludeuser

Don't list changes by this user.

Type: user, by any of username, IP, Temporary user, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")

Examples:

Show the watchlist feed.: api.php?action=feedwatchlist [open in sandbox]
Show all changes to watched pages in the past 6 hours.: api.php?action=feedwatchlist&allrev=&hours=6 [open in sandbox]