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action=managetags

(main • managetags)

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

Perform management tasks relating to change tags.

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

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

operation

Which operation to perform:

create: Create a new change tag for manual use.
delete: Remove a change tag from the database, including removing the tag from all revisions, recent change entries and log entries on which it is used.
activate: Activate a change tag, allowing users to apply it manually.
deactivate: Deactivate a change tag, preventing users from applying it manually.

This parameter is required.

One of the following values: activate, create, deactivate, delete

tag

Tag to create, delete, activate or deactivate. For tag creation, the tag must not exist. For tag deletion, the tag must exist. For tag activation, the tag must exist and not be in use by an extension. For tag deactivation, the tag must be currently active and manually defined.

This parameter is required.

reason

An optional reason for creating, deleting, activating or deactivating the tag.

Default: (empty)

ignorewarnings

Whether to ignore any warnings that are issued during the operation.

Type: boolean (details)

tags

Change tags to apply to the entry in the tag management log.

Values (separate with | or alternative):

token

A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

This parameter is required.

Examples:

Create a tag named spam with the reason For use in edit patrolling: api.php?action=managetags&operation=create&tag=spam&reason=For+use+in+edit+patrolling&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Delete the vandlaism tag with the reason Misspelt: api.php?action=managetags&operation=delete&tag=vandlaism&reason=Misspelt&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Activate a tag named spam with the reason For use in edit patrolling: api.php?action=managetags&operation=activate&tag=spam&reason=For+use+in+edit+patrolling&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Deactivate a tag named spam with the reason No longer required: api.php?action=managetags&operation=deactivate&tag=spam&reason=No+longer+required&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]