# Cannot fathom the API for adding and removing group owners

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-fathom-the-api-for-adding-and-removing-group-owners/379454
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [August 20, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-fathom-the-api-for-adding-and-removing-group-owners/379454 "2025-08-20T11:55:27Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-fathom-the-api-for-adding-and-removing-group-owners/379454/3 "2025-08-20T12:48:35Z")

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> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
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> I wish to add and remove group owners using the API. This is not documented in the api docs.

The best and surest documentation for the API is [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576)

> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
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> the add owners entry point in the source code gives a 404 error.

Are you sure that you have a valid API key and that you are passing it correctly? A 404 error is expected if you are not properly authenticated.

Are you able to do any requests that require authorization?

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