Maniphest T418620

wikimediaeventsblockededit API isn't logging blocked edits from mobile VE
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	DLynch
	Feb 27 2026, 6:22 PM

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Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

Try to edit while blocked using mobile VE

What happens?:

API response:

{
    "error": {
        "code": "badvalue",
        "info": "Unrecognized value for parameter \"platform\": phone.",
        "docref": "See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php for API usage. Subscribe to the mediawiki-api-announce mailing list at &lt;https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-api-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/&gt; for notice of API deprecations and breaking changes."
    },
    "servedby": "mw-api-ext.codfw.canary-c99cdf7cf-jbp84"
}

What should have happened instead?:

Succeeded

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Blocked edit attempts: mobile VE attempts weren't being logged	mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaEvents	master	+5 -1

Customize query in gerrit

Related Objects

Mentioned Here: T310390: Instrument blocked edit attempts

Event Timeline

This is a very belated follow-up to T310390.

Change #1245423 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: DLynch):

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaEvents@master] Blocked edit attempts: mobile VE attempts weren't being logged

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1245423

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 27 2026, 6:23 PM

Change #1245423 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaEvents@master] Blocked edit attempts: mobile VE attempts weren't being logged

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1245423

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 3 2026, 11:31 AM

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.19; 2026-03-10).Mar 3 2026, 12:00 PM

DLynch closed this task as Resolved.Mar 4 2026, 4:03 PM

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