# Don't watch created topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389 "2019-11-14T13:35:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![maggiomj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@maggiomj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maggiomj)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389/1 "2019-11-14T13:35:57Z")

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I’m trying to figure out if there is a config option for the default notification level on a created topic (specifically, I don’t want a user to automatically watch a topic they create). I’m using Discourse as a forum backend and calling the APIs, so I know how I might workaround this in that fashion, but I’d be sad if I missed the config to avoid that. Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389/2 "2019-11-14T20:20:14Z")

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> [@maggiomj](#):
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> I’m trying to figure out if there is a config option for the default notification level on a created topic (specifically, I don’t want a user to automatically watch a topic they create).

There is no option for this, but since you are creating topics through the API, you can accomplish it by setting the parameter `auto_track` to `false` when you create the topic.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389/3 "2023-08-10T20:34:32Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-watch-created-topic/133389/4 "2023-09-09T20:35:24Z")

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