# Is there a way to edit posts with the API without notifying the user?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-edit-posts-with-the-api-without-notifying-the-user/361667
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [April 13, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-edit-posts-with-the-api-without-notifying-the-user/361667 "2025-04-13T19:57:44Z")
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### Author: ![j127](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j127/32/79093_2.png) [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-edit-posts-with-the-api-without-notifying-the-user/361667/4 "2025-04-14T05:53:53Z")

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Thanks for checking. I just tried it, and it didn’t seem to send a notification, but it still adds the pencil icon.

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