# Specify User in POST request

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/specify-user-in-post-request/225426
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [April 27, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specify-user-in-post-request/225426 "2022-04-27T12:44:57Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specify-user-in-post-request/225426/2 "2022-04-27T13:23:39Z")

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Hello and welcome @muratgozel 🙂

There’s a solution to a similar question in this topic if that helps:

> [@With Api how do you create topics and posts so owned by particular user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-api-how-do-you-create-topics-and-posts-so-owned-by-particular-user/138235/3):
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> Set the `Api-Username` to the username that you want to publish the post. Use the All Users API key for the `Api-Key` .

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