I’ve been trying to reverse engineer the updating of a user_field value. I did this by following the steps in Reverse engineer the Discourse API, I edited a test user and made a note of what was occurring in the network tab of the browser. I can see that I need to PUT to this url: https://example.com/u/my-username-here.json Where I got a bit confused was by not seeing a json payload but instead it’s some formdata. The payload was: user_fields%5B1%5D=some+dji%2C+some+Autel&user_fields%5B5%5D=%40UKDroneClub&user_fields%5B6%5D=%40iKiteFlyer&user_fields%5B8%5D=test&timezone=Europe%2FLondon&default_calendar=none_selected I only wish to update one user_field value, It’s URL encoded: user_fields%5B8%5D=test And decoded, it reads as: user_fields[8]=test (8 = the id of the user_field I want to update) How would I convert this form data value in to a json payload so I can then PUT it? :thinking:

[image] Richie Rich: Am I missing something obvious here? :thinking: AARRGGHHH :man_facepalming: Yes, yes I was. This: [Screenshot 2023-02-08 at 22.18.26] Prevents the editing of the user_field when the API call is performed by the user. Of course it does :exploding_head: If I rework my API call and perform it by system, it works fine :roll_eyes:

I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong here but I am able to update the About Me section of a users profile via an API call, but I cannot update any of the user_fields. If I monitor my browser when editing a user, I can see it PUTing the following: bio_raw=aboutmetest&user_fields%5B1%5D=some+dji%2C+some+Autel&user_fields%5B5%5D=%40UKDroneClub&user_fields%5B6%5D=%40iKiteFlyer&user_fields%5B8%5D=qwerty&timezone=Europe%2FLondon&default_calendar=none_selected I am using the following code to make my PUT api call: ' Add some Headers request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json") request.AddHeader("Api-Key", strAPIKey) request.AddHeader("Api-Username", strUsername) ' Add some form body parameters request.AddParameter("bio_raw", DateTime.Now()) request.AddParameter("user_fields%5B8%5D", DateTime.Now()) 'request.AddParameter("user_fields[8]", DateTime.Now()) Every time I make the API call, sure enough, the bio_raw value gets updated to the current timestamp (as a test). But for some reason the user_fields[8] value is not updating at all. No errors, it just doesn’t update. I’ve tried both URL-encoding it as user_fields%5B8%5D and also tried as plain text user_fields[8] but neither have any effect. Am I missing something obvious here? :thinking:

Updating Custom User Field through the API

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Richie (Richie Rich) February 8, 2023, 10:20pm 3

AARRGGHHH

Yes, yes I was.

This:

Prevents the editing of the user_field when the API call is performed by the user.

Of course it does

If I rework my API call and perform it by system, it works fine

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