API:Watchlist feed

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MediaWiki version:

1.9

This module is to present either the current users, or else, with the correct token any other users on the wiki, Watchlist in an RSS or Atom format.

Parameters

• feedformat: The format of the feed to return. Either rss (default) or atom
• hours: List pages modified within this many hours from now. The value must be between 1 and 72. Default is 24
• allrev: Include multiple revisions of the same page within given timeframe
• wlowner: The user whose watchlist you want (must be accompanied by token if it's not you)
• wltoken: Security token that requested user set in their preferences
• linktodiffs: Link to change differences instead of article pages

Examples

Get the current users Special:Watchlist as a feed.

api.php?action=feedwatchlist