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action=spamregex

(main | spamregex)
  • This module requires read rights.
  • This module requires write rights.
  • This module only accepts POST requests.
  • Source: Regular Expression Spam Block
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Add entries to SpamRegex or remove already blocked entries from it.

Specific parameters:
Other general parameters are available.
do

What to do? Either add or delete.

This parameter is required.
One of the following values: add, delete
modes

Block modes, i.e. should the phrase we're trying to block be blocked in page content (text), edit summaries (summary) or both?

Values (separate with | or alternative): summary, text
phrase

The spam phrase to be blocked or removed from SpamRegex.

This parameter is required.
reason

Reason for adding an entry to SpamRegex. Mandatory when adding entries, not used when deleting.

token

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

This parameter is required.
Examples:
Add the phrase "FooBar" with the reason "Cross-wiki spam" to SpamRegex, blocking it both in page text as well as in edit summaries
api.php?action=spamregex&do=add&phrase=FooBar&reason=Cross-wiki%20spam&modes=summary|text&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Remove the phrase "Test, just a test" from SpamRegex
api.php?action=spamregex&do=delete&phrase=Test,%20just%20a%20test&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]