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action=block
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Block a user.
- user
User to block.
- Type: user, by any of username, IP, IP range and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
- userid
- Deprecated.
Specify user=#ID instead.
- Type: integer
- expiry
Expiry time. May be relative (e.g. 5 months or 2 weeks) or absolute (e.g. 2014-09-18T12:34:56Z). If set to infinite, indefinite, or never, the block will never expire.
- Default: never
- reason
Reason for block.
- Default: (empty)
- anononly
Block anonymous users only (i.e. disable anonymous edits for this IP address).
- Type: boolean (details)
- nocreate
Prevent account creation.
- Type: boolean (details)
- autoblock
Automatically block the last used IP address, and any subsequent IP addresses they try to login from.
- Type: boolean (details)
- noemail
Prevent user from sending email through the wiki. (Requires the
blockemailright).- Type: boolean (details)
- hidename
Hide the username from the block log. (Requires the
hideuserright).- Type: boolean (details)
- allowusertalk
Allow the user to edit their own talk page (depends on $wgBlockAllowsUTEdit).
- Type: boolean (details)
- reblock
If the user is already blocked, overwrite the existing block.
- Type: boolean (details)
- watchuser
Watch the user's or IP address's user and talk pages.
- Type: boolean (details)
- tags
Change tags to apply to the entry in the block log.
- Values (separate with | or alternative):
- partial
Block user from specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site.
- Type: boolean (details)
- pagerestrictions
List of titles to block the user from editing. Only applies when partial is set to true.
- Type: page title
- Separate values with | or alternative.
- Maximum number of values is 10.
- Only accepts pages that exist.
- namespacerestrictions
List of namespace IDs to block the user from editing. Only applies when partial is set to true.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 828, 829, 844, 845
- To specify all values, use *.
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- Block IP address 192.0.2.5 for three days with a reason.
- api.php?action=block&user=192.0.2.5&expiry=3%20days&reason=First%20strike&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Block user Vandal indefinitely with a reason, and prevent new account creation and email sending.
- api.php?action=block&user=Vandal&expiry=never&reason=Vandalism&nocreate=&autoblock=&noemail=&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]