# API for Category based notification level update

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-for-category-based-notification-level-update/72914>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-for-category-based-notification-level-update/72914 "2017-10-27T12:16:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-for-category-based-notification-level-update/72914/10 "2017-10-30T14:55:37Z")

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> [@Vaishak\_Kallore](#):
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> - we may force the user to subscribe for category notification by default, through API call
> - Users can subscribe/unsubscribe category notifications any time they wanted from Forum/Our platform

This is what I’m talking about - you can use the “update notification level for category $X” when someone wants to subscribe or unsubscribe via your platform.

This is instead of doing a read-modify-write of **everything** in the user preferences (which you can do on sign up). Much easier for you to code.

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