API:Tokens (action)/de-formal

Tokens can be obtained using action=tokens. These tokens can then be used in other API requests.

Parameters


The Central Auth extension on MediaWiki servers adds the following tokens:

Possible errors
In addition to the usual errors, other errors may be returned in the following format:

Possible errors include:

Failing to urlencode the token can result in an invalid token error.

Important Note
You need to send the cookie obtained in the login phase when you call the api with the "tokens" action; otherwise you get the cryptic "readapidenied" error.