Discourse API
target_usernames body parameter removal on POST /posts.json
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The body parameter target_usernames on the POST /posts.json endpoint has been deprecated without a shutdown date. Calls continuing to rely on this parameter will eventually fail once it is removed. Discourse API notes that it is deprecated in favor of an alternate recipient field.
Calls it hits
POST /posts.jsonbody parameter target_usernames
What to use instead of these calls
Send the comma-separated recipients in target_recipients instead.
In Discourse API's words
Deprecated. Use target_recipients instead.
Facts
- API
- Discourse API
*.discourse.group - Kind
- Parameter removal
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Discourse API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Discourse API deprecated POST /posts.json, body parameter target_usernames without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: Discourse API has not given a shutdown date yet.
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