# Cannot add tags via the API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-tags-via-the-api/44120>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-tags-via-the-api/44120 "2016-05-12T14:10:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-tags-via-the-api/44120/3 "2016-06-06T15:29:33Z")

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> [@fefrei](#):
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> tags%5B%5D

I am trying to update tags, buteven using the slug does not procude any change  
URL: `http://forumURL/t/topic_slug/topic_id?api_key=api_key&api_username=user_name`  
PUT DATA:  
`{"title": "Some title", "tags[]":"tag_id", "category_id": "category_id"}`

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