API:Watchlist feed

action=feedwatchlist

Returns a watchlist feed.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rssversion="2.0"xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Wikipedia-Watchlist[en]</title>
<link>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Watchlist</link>
<description>Watchlist</description>
<language>en</language>
<generator>MediaWiki1.33.0-wmf.13</generator>
<lastBuildDate>Tue,22Jan201916:20:52GMT</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>ArticleonWatchlist</title>
...
</item>
</channel>
</rss>

Python

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
 get_my_watchlist_feed.py
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Feedwatchlist` module: Get the watchlist feed
 for the account making the request.
 MIT license
"""
importrequests
S = requests.Session()
URL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
# Step 1: Retrieve a login token
PARAMS_1 = {
 "action": "query",
 "meta": "tokens",
 "type": "login",
 "format": "json"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS_1)
DATA = R.json()
LOGIN_TOKEN = DATA['query']['tokens']['logintoken']
# Step 2: Send a post request to log in. For this login
# method, Obtain credentials by first visiting
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BotPasswords/
# See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login for more
# information on log in methods.
PARAMS_2 = {
 "action": "login",
 "lgname": "user_name",
 "lgpassword": "password",
 "format": "json",
 "lgtoken": LOGIN_TOKEN
}
R = S.post(URL, data=PARAMS_2)
# Step 3: Request the account's own watchlist feed
PARAMS_3 = {
 "action": "feedwatchlist"
}
R = S.get(url=URL, params=PARAMS_3)
DATA = R.text
print(DATA)

PHP

<?php
/*
 get_my_watchlist_feed.php
 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Feedwatchlist` module: Get the watchlist feed
	for the account making the request.
 MIT license
*/
$endPoint = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
$login_Token = getLoginToken(); // Step 1
loginRequest( $login_Token ); // Step 2
get_watchlist_feed(); // Step 3
// Step 1: GET request to fetch login token
function getLoginToken() {
	global $endPoint;
	$params1 = [
		"action" => "query",
		"meta" => "tokens",
		"type" => "login",
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params1 );
	$ch = curl_init( $url );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
	$result = json_decode( $output, true );
	return $result["query"]["tokens"]["logintoken"];
}
// Step 2: POST request to log in. Use of main account for login is not
// supported. Obtain credentials via Special:BotPasswords
// (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:BotPasswords) for lgname & lgpassword
function loginRequest( $logintoken ) {
	global $endPoint;
	$params2 = [
		"action" => "login",
		"lgname" => "bot_user_name",
		"lgpassword" => "bot_password",
		"lgtoken" => $logintoken,
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_URL, $endPoint );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query( $params2 ) );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
}
// Step 3: Request the account's own watchlist feed
function get_watchlist_feed() {
	global $endPoint;
	$params3 = [
		"action" => "feedwatchlist",
		"format" => "json"
	];
	$url = $endPoint . "?" . http_build_query( $params3 );
	$ch = curl_init( $url );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt" );
	curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt" );
	$output = curl_exec( $ch );
	curl_close( $ch );
	echo( $output );
}

JavaScript

/* 
 get_my_watchlist_feed.js

 MediaWiki API Demos
 Demo of `Feedwatchlist` module: Get the watchlist feed 
 for the account making the request.
 MIT license
*/
varrequest=require('request').defaults({jar:true}),
url="https://test.wikipedia.org/w/api.php";
// Step 1: GET request to fetch login token
functiongetLoginToken(){
varparams_1={
action:"query",
meta:"tokens",
type:"login",
format:"json"
};
request.get({url:url,qs:params_1},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
vardata=JSON.parse(body);
loginRequest(data.query.tokens.logintoken);
});
}
// Step2: Send a post request to login. Use of main account for login is not
// supported. Obtain credentials via Special:BotPasswords
// (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:BotPasswords) for lgname & lgpassword
functionloginRequest(login_token){
varparams_2={
action:"login",
lgname:"bot_username",
lgpassword:"bot_password",
lgtoken:login_token,
format:"json"
};
request.post({
url:url,
form:params_2,
},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
getWatchlistFeed();
});
}
// Step 3: Request the account's own watchlist feed
functiongetWatchlistFeed(){
varparams_3={
action:"feedwatchlist"
};
request.get({url:url,qs:params_3},function(error,res,body){
if(error){
return;
}
console.log(body);
});
}
// Start From Step 1
getLoginToken();