# Request from API doesn't update User#last\_seen\_at

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 6, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-from-api-doesnt-update-user-last-seen-at/108528 "2019-02-06T19:56:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-from-api-doesnt-update-user-last-seen-at/108528/8 "2019-02-15T15:05:54Z")

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> [@eviltrout](#):
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> perhaps we could accept a HTTP header or parameter that indicates if we want to treat the user as a regular user

👍 we have the DISCOURSE\_VISIBLE header for XHR requests, we could certainly make that work on API requests as well.

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