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action=login (lg)

(main | login)
  • This module requires write rights.
  • This module only accepts POST requests.
  • Source: MediaWiki
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Log in and get authentication cookies.

This action should only be used in combination with Special:BotPasswords; use for main-account login is deprecated and may fail without warning. To safely log in to the main account, use action=clientlogin.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
lgname

Username.

lgpassword

Password.

lgdomain

Domain (optional).

lgtoken

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