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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