# Choose groups and watched categories on signup

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-groups-and-watched-categories-on-signup/197291>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 15, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-groups-and-watched-categories-on-signup/197291 "2021-07-15T20:40:23Z")\
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> [@Jonathan5](#):
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> Would the Automation plugin be able to set watch status per category based on custom fields too?

I don’t believe this is currently possible using Automation. However, I think we do have a new API endpoint that can now allow an admin to set a user’s notification level, which may be of some use:

> [@AlexDev](#):
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> Some details about this API endpoint that are important to note:
> 
> - The API user should be an admin(so they should have global scope) to be able to change another user’s notification level.
> - Endpoint URL: `siteurl/t/<topic_id>/notifications`
> - Request type: `POST`
> - Parameters:
> - `username` or `external_id` of the target user. If empty, the admin’s own notifcation level for the topic will be changed.
> - `notification_level`: integer value corresponding to the level
> - `muted: 0,`
> - `regular: 1,`
> - `normal: 1, # alias for regular`
> - `tracking: 2,`
> - `watching: 3,`

(Though if they’re added to a group automatically, you can also set the group default notifications for categories and tags and set them that way?)

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