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action=feedwatchlist

(main | feedwatchlist)

Returns a watchlist feed.

Parameters:
feedformat

The format of the feed.

One of the following values: atom, rss
Default: rss
hours

List pages modified within this many hours from now.

Type: integer
The value must be between 1 and 72.
Default: 24
linktosections

Link directly to changed sections if possible.

Type: boolean (details)
allrev

Include multiple revisions of the same page within given timeframe.

Type: boolean (details)
wlowner

Used along with token to access a different user's watchlist.

Type: user, by user name
wltoken

A security token (available in the user's preferences) to allow access to another user's watchlist.

wlshow

Show only items that meet these criteria. For example, to see only minor edits done by logged-in users, set show=minor|!anon.

Values (separate with | or alternative): !anon, !autopatrolled, !bot, !minor, !patrolled, !unread, anon, autopatrolled, bot, minor, patrolled, unread
wltype

Which types of changes to show:

edit
Regular page edits.
new
Page creations.
log
Log entries.
external
External changes.
categorize
Category membership changes.
Values (separate with | or alternative): categorize, edit, external, log, new
Default: edit|new|log|categorize
wlexcludeuser

Don't list changes by this user.

Type: user, by any of user name, IP, interwiki name (e.g. "prefix>ExampleName") and user ID (e.g. "#12345")
Examples:
Show the watchlist feed.
api.php?action=feedwatchlist [open in sandbox]
Show all changes to watched pages in the past 6 hours.
api.php?action=feedwatchlist&allrev=&hours=6 [open in sandbox]