Could usernames be included in user_badge webhook payload?

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Any chance the user_badge webhooks could include username along with user_id? Currently the payload for a user_badge event looks like this:

{
  "user_badge": {
    "id": 123456,
    "granted_at": "2026-09-25T14:54:42.073Z",
    "created_at": "2026-09-26T05:34:12.965Z",
    "post_id": 234567,
    "post_number": 1,
    "badge_id": 123,
    "user_id": 456,
    "granted_by_id": -1,
    "topic_id": 56789
  }
}

Getting the username for the user_id (and granted_by_id if it’s not -1) requires an additional call to /admin/users/{user_id}.json, which not only requires additional requests, but also requires admin privileges as far as I can tell.

Is there a way to get username for a given a user_id using an API key without needing admin privileges?

I’m creating an external service that I was hoping to trigger when specific badge(s) are granted; however, it needs the username and badge webhooks only returns user IDs. :confused:

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