### Author:  [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 12:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/1 "2025-01-23T12:08:30Z")
I used to use the rest api to update the owners of groups. This now seems to have stopped working (though the groups definitely exist):
```plaintext
Method: PUT, RequestUri: 'https://forums.mysite.uk/admin/groups/1949/owners', Version: 1.1, Content: System.Net.Http.FormUrlEncodedContent, Headers:
{
Api-Key:
Api-Username: admin
Accept: application/json
User-Agent: BasecampGatewayLive
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
}:{
"group": {
"usernames": "kay"
}
}
StatusCode: 404, ReasonPhrase: 'Not Found', Version: 1.1, Content: System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionResponseContent, Headers:
{
Server: nginx/1.22.1
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:03:44 GMT
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: keep-alive
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Vary: Accept
X-Request-ID: 8e5dcf66-c4e0-4d4f-a382-dacb774691c3
X-Runtime: 0.004369
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
}
{"errors":["The requested URL or resource could not be found."],"error_type":"not_found"}
```
This used to work fine, but a Discourse upgrade seems to have broken it. As this api is not included in the Discourse API page, I’m not sure how to find out what has changed.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 12:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/2 "2025-01-23T12:32:44Z")
> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
>
> As this api is not included in the Discourse API page
Many endpoints aren’t documented, but you can [Reverse engineer the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineer-the-discourse-api/20576) easily.
For me, the request works on the latest Discourse version:
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 15:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/3 "2025-01-23T15:29:46Z")
My guess is that your API key is no longer valid.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 16:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/4 "2025-01-23T16:32:21Z")
I thought about that, but an invalid key or username normally returns a 403, not a 404 🤷
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 16:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/5 "2025-01-23T16:34:17Z")
I found the issue:
> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
>
> `https://forums.mysite.uk/admin/groups/1949/owners`
The correct URL is `https://forums.mysite.uk/groups/1949/owners`, without the `/admin/`.
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### Author:  [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2025 om 16:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/6 "2025-01-23T16:53:48Z")
> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
>
> `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
> [@Nikki\_Locke](#):
>
> ```plaintext
> {
> "group": {
> "usernames": "kay"
> }
> }
>
> ```
You’ll also want to tell the server you’re sending json, not a form.
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### Author:  [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)
#### Post date: [14 april 2025 om 11:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/7 "2025-04-14T11:14:26Z")
I just noticed I hadn’t thanked everyone for solving my problem. Sorry, and many thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 mei 2025 om 11:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591/8 "2025-05-14T11:14:50Z")
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