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action=tag

(main | tag)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: MediaWiki
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Add or remove change tags from individual revisions or log entries.

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

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

rcid: One or more recent changes IDs from which to add or remove the tag.; Type: list of integers; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
revid: One or more revision IDs from which to add or remove the tag.; Type: list of integers; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
logid: One or more log entry IDs from which to add or remove the tag.; Type: list of integers; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
add: Tags to add. Only manually defined tags can be added.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
remove: Tags to remove. Only tags that are either manually defined or completely undefined can be removed.; Separate values with | or alternative.; Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
reason: Reason for the change.; Default: (empty)
tags: Tags to apply to the log entry that will be created as a result of this action.; Values (separate with | or alternative):
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.

Examples:

Add the vandalism tag to revision ID 123 without specifying a reason: api.php?action=tag&revid=123&add=vandalism&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Remove the spam tag from log entry ID 123 with the reason Wrongly applied: api.php?action=tag&logid=123&remove=spam&reason=Wrongly+applied&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]