# Reserved usernames programmably?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reserved-usernames-programmably/278906
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reserved-usernames-programmably/278906 "2023-09-13T17:05:56Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reserved-usernames-programmably/278906/4 "2023-09-13T23:28:53Z")

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If you’re not familiar with rails, you can [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576) and do it with `curl` or similar.

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