Send bot flag = True for edits#440
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The Wikibase REST API recently changed its behavior when receiving requests with `"bot": true` in the request payload. The server no longer rejects such requests if the account associated with the request doesn't have the bot permissions. In those cases, it simply lets the edit go through without marking it as a bot edit (see [T421631](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421631)). This means that QuickStatements can safely always send `"bot": true` so that edits made by bots get marked as such. This will not have any effect for edits made by non-bots.
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See also the equivalent QS2 code: |
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Hi @jakobw and @lucaswerkmeister, thanks for this!! I have tested with my account on Test Wikidata and it works. I don't have a bot account to test it locally. Let's go :D |
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The Wikibase REST API recently changed its behavior when receiving requests with
"bot": truein the request payload. The server no longer rejects such requests if the account associated with the request doesn't have the bot permissions. In those cases, it simply lets the edit go through without marking it as a bot edit (see T421631).This means that QuickStatements can safely always send
"bot": trueso that edits made by bots get marked as such. This will not have any effect for edits made by non-bots.