# owner\_id problem (API)
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/owner-id-problem-api/6897
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/owner-id-problem-api/6897 "2016-12-19T09:43:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@rui.ferreira](https://forum.mautic.org/u/rui.ferreira)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/owner-id-problem-api/6897/1 "2016-12-19T09:43:38Z")
Hello.
I have a problem with the **“owner\_id”** field when using the API. When I try to change it, the value sent in the query is always null, and I am sure that the id sent is an integer and associated to an existing contact owner.
Anyone had this problem before?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@rui.ferreira](https://forum.mautic.org/u/rui.ferreira)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/owner-id-problem-api/6897/2 "2016-12-19T09:43:38Z")
Hello.
I have a problem with the “owner\_id” field when using the API. When I try to change it, the value sent in the query is always null, and I am sure that the id sent is an integer and associated to an existing contact owner.
Anyone had this problem before?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@rui.ferreira](https://forum.mautic.org/u/rui.ferreira)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/owner-id-problem-api/6897/3 "2016-12-19T12:25:29Z")
Just figured it out… the field name is different from the one in the database:
DB: owner\_id
API: owner
Solved!