API:Manage authentication data
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Parameters
[edit ]changeauthrequest: see belowchangeauthtoken: see below*: see below
Example
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[edit ] The following documentation is the output of Special:ApiHelp/changeauthenticationdata , automatically generated by the pre-release version of MediaWiki that is running on this site (MediaWiki.org).
action=changeauthenticationdata (changeauth)
(main | changeauthenticationdata)
- 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 authentication data for the current user.
Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
- changeauthrequest
Use this authentication request, by the id returned from action=query&meta=authmanagerinfo with amirequestsfor=change.
- This parameter is required.
- changeauthtoken
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- *
- This module accepts additional parameters depending on the available authentication requests. Use action=query&meta=authmanagerinfo with amirequestsfor=change (or a previous response from this module, if applicable) to determine the requests available and the fields that they use.
Example:
- Attempt to change the current user's password to ExamplePassword.
- api.php?action=changeauthenticationdata&changeauthrequest=MediaWiki%5CAuth%5CPasswordAuthenticationRequest&password=ExamplePassword&retype=ExamplePassword&changeauthtoken=123ABC [open in sandbox]