# Discourse always posts in general using API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-always-posts-in-general-using-api/70276
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 18, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-always-posts-in-general-using-api/70276 "2017-09-18T14:23:36Z")
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### Author: ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-always-posts-in-general-using-api/70276/4 "2017-09-18T20:01:44Z")

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> [@riking](#):
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> supporting the id was an accident

If it was an accident - that sounds a little cray-cray…

> [@Posting to sub category not working for me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-to-sub-category-not-working-for-me/63462/2):
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> It’s best to use the category ID integer value as indicated by the docs here:  
> [Discourse API Docs](http://docs.discourse.org/#tag/Topics%2Fpaths%2F~1posts%2Fpost)
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> …
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> I would stick with integer category ID numbers.

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