How to notify when posts edits via API?

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I’m making a master bugfix list topic in my community that grabs content from other topics via API/webhooks, but I’m having trouble alerting users who are watching the topic. My topic is registering each iteration as an edit (good).

I’ve tried:

  • Setting them to watching
  • Not on the page when it updates
  • Confirming my API calls don’t have bypass_bump=true
  • Making the topic a wiki

What else can i try?

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Watching the topic and first post a wiki used to work :eyes: (I rely on that in some forums.)

I guess a workaround could be to fetch the edit with data explorer and use the automation to post into a topic the users can watch.

Edit: Seems watching and wiki in OP still works.

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That’s so weird. I’m trying on two different test users and neither are being notified.

I thought I had a breakthrough shifting the API calls from system to my account, but no luck. My users are being notified of the new topic, but not that my master topic is has been updated.

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Assuming I can’t figure it out, the jank workaround that I have is to create public groups that people can join if they want updates on the bug fix lists, then tag that group with every edit.

TBD if editing a topic where someone is tagged re-notifies them? This sounds like Monday problem to solve, though :sweat_smile:

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Did you try making it a wiki?

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How fast are you testing? Do you wait for Editing grace period before trying the edit?

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