createAccount()

README.md

@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ Gets information about a specific user (including rights, current block, groups)
 
 Gets information about specific users (including rights, current block, groups) - [read more](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Users)
 
+### bot.createAccount(username, password, callback)
+
+Create account using given credentials - [read more](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Account_creation)
+
 ### bot.move(from, to, summary, callback)
 
 Moves (aka renames) given article - [read more](http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Move)

examples/createAccount.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Example script on how to create account
+ *
+ * @see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Account_creation
+ */
+
+const bot = require('..'),
+	client = new bot('config.js');
+
+	// create account
+	client.createAccount("user123", "password123", function(err, userData) {
+		if (err) {
+			console.log(err);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		console.log(JSON.stringify(userData, null, '\t'));
+	});

lib/bot.js

@@ -795,6 +795,32 @@ module.exports = (function() {
 			});
 		},
 
+		createAccount(username, password, callback) {
+			// @see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Account_creation
+			const self = this;
+			this.log(`creating account ${username}`);
+			this.api.call({
+				action: 'query',
+				meta: 'tokens',
+				type: 'createaccount'
+			}, function(err, data ) {
+					self.api.call({
+					action: 'createaccount',
+					createreturnurl: `${self.api.protocol}://${self.api.server}:${self.api.port}/`,
+					createtoken: data.tokens.createaccounttoken,
+					username: username,
+					password: password,
+					retype: password,
+				}, function(err, data ) {
+						if (err) {
+							callback(err);
+							return;
+						}
+						callback(data);
+					}, 'POST');
+			});
+		},
+
 		move(from, to, summary, callback) {
 			const self = this;