Hello! I’m trying to trigger a “close topic x days after last reply”, but I can’t seem to work out what permission is needed. I don’t really want to grant a full write permission. Specific endpoint: POST /t/{ID}/timer Example payload: status_type=close&based_on_last_post=true&duration_minutes=2…

Hey @pedro I always had a 403 back unless I gave full write access. From the hints in the API view of the different URLs supported, none seem to match the format of the timer one (/t/{ID}/timer). But I could just be missing something :slight_smile: I’d prefer not to give full write access so just…

[image] Parker1090: I always had a 403 back unless I gave full write access. From the hints in the API view of the different URLs supported, none seem to match the format of the timer one (/t/{ID}/timer). But I could just be missing something :slight_smile: I’d prefer not to give full write ac…

API permission required for triggering topic timer

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pedro (Pedro Maldonado) September 18, 2026, 10:03pm 2

Hey Mathew,

Could you share the error that is being triggered for review?

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API permission required for triggering topic timer

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