# User Status

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-status/240335
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** new-feature, user-status
**Created:** [October 4, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-status/240335 "2022-10-04T10:16:57Z")
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### Author: ![andrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/andrei/32/205142_2.png) [@andrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andrei)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-status/240335/44 "2022-11-25T13:12:13Z")

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> [@Tris20](#):
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> How can I access it with the api?

This PR adds a REST API scope for user status:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19149](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19149)

> [@Tris20](#):
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> Is there a way to specify via api the username for setting status?

It’s possible now. Note, that you need to use an API key with the All Users level to do it:

 ![Screenshot 2022-11-25 at 17.09.34](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/2/2/22227758913dac38590fddd161c92d7c448f43cd.jpeg)

More details about using Discourse REST API is here – [Discourse REST API Documentation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rest-api-documentation/22706).

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