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This module is internal or unstable. Its operation may change without notice.
This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: Discussion tools
License: MIT

Post a message on a discussion page.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

paction

Action to perform.

addcomment: Add a new comment as a reply to an existing comment.
addtopic: Add a new discussion section and the first comment in it.

This parameter is required.

One of the following values: addcomment, addtopic

page

The page to perform actions on.

This parameter is required.

token

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

This parameter is required.

formtoken

An optional unique ID generated in the client to prevent double-posting.

Cannot be longer than 16 characters.

commentname

Name of the comment to reply to. Only used when paction is addcomment.

commentid

ID of the comment to reply to. Only used when paction is addcomment. Overrides commentname.

wikitext

Content to post, as wikitext. Cannot be used together with html.

html

Content to post, as HTML. Cannot be used together with wikitext.

summary

Edit summary.

sectiontitle

The title for a new section when using $1section=new. Only used when paction is addtopic.

useskin

Apply the selected skin to the parser output. May affect the following properties: text, langlinks, headitems, modules, jsconfigvars, indicators.

One of the following values: apioutput, citizen, fallback

watchlist

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

captchaid

Captcha ID (when saving with a captcha response).

captchaword

Answer to the captcha (when saving with a captcha response).

mobileformat

Return parse output in a format suitable for mobile devices.

Type: boolean (details)