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action=protect

(main | protect)
  • 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 the protection level of a page.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
title

Title of the page to (un)protect. Cannot be used together with pageid.

pageid

ID of the page to (un)protect. Cannot be used together with title.

Type: anterin
protections

List of protection levels, formatted action=level (e.g. edit=sysop). A level of all means everyone is allowed to take the action, i.e. no restriction.

Note: Any actions not listed will have restrictions removed.

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Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
expiry

Expiry timestamps. If only one timestamp is set, it'll be used for all protections. Use infinite, indefinite, infinity, or never, for a never-expiring protection.

Separate values with | or alternative.
Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
Dre ziouer : infinite
reason

Abeg evit gwareziñ/diwareziñ.

Default: (empty)
tags

Change tags to apply to the entry in the protection log.

Values (separate with | or alternative):
cascade

Enable cascading protection (i.e. protect transcluded templates and images used in this page). Ignored if none of the given protection levels support cascading.

Type: boolean (details)
watch
Deprecated.

If set, add the page being (un)protected to the current user's watchlist.

Type: boolean (details)
watchlist

Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences (ignored for bot users) or do not change watch.

One of the following values: nochange, preferences, unwatch, watch
Dre ziouer : preferences
watchlistexpiry

Watchlist expiry timestamp. Omit this parameter entirely to leave the current expiry unchanged.

Seurt : aet d'e dermen (munudoù)
token

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

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