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action=setglobalaccountstatus
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: CentralAuth
- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Hide or lock (or unhide or unlock) a global user account.
- user
User to change the status of.
- This parameter is required.
- locked
Change whether this user is locked or not.
- One of the following values: Can be empty, or lock, unlock
Change whether this user is not hidden, hidden from the global users list, or suppressed.
- One of the following values: Can be empty, or lists, suppressed
- reason
Reason for changing the user's status.
- statecheck
Optional MD5 of the expected current userid:username:hidden:locked. This is used to detect edit conflicts. The value of hidden must be an empty string if not hidden or the strings
listsorsuppressed. The value of locked must be 1 for locked, 0 for unlocked. Examples: 2128506:LeeSmith::0; 3839611:VandalGoblin:suppressed:1.- token
A "setglobalaccountstatus" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- Lock the global account for User:Example with reason "Spam"
- api.php?action=setglobalaccountstatus&user=Example&locked=lock&hidden=&reason=Spam [open in sandbox]
- Unlock and suppress the global account for User:Example with reason "I can"
- api.php?action=setglobalaccountstatus&user=Example&locked=unlock&hidden=suppressed&reason=I%20can [open in sandbox]