# How to identify which user changed an asset’s Status field? API

**URL:** <https://forum.frame.io/t/how-to-identify-which-user-changed-an-asset-s-status-field-api/3181>\
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**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/how-to-identify-which-user-changed-an-asset-s-status-field-api/3181 "2026-02-13T17:54:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wuzza1122](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@Wuzza1122](https://forum.frame.io/u/Wuzza1122)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/how-to-identify-which-user-changed-an-asset-s-status-field-api/3181/1 "2026-02-13T17:54:13Z")

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I’m using [Frame.io](http://Frame.io) API V4 and have a custom metadata select field called “Status” (stored under Essentials).

When the Status value changes (e.g., from “In Progress” to “Approved”), I need to determine:

1. Which user made the change
2. When it was changed

Is this available via the V4 API?

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**Author:** ![RobertLoughlin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.frame.io/robertloughlin/32/233_2.png) [@RobertLoughlin](https://forum.frame.io/u/RobertLoughlin)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/how-to-identify-which-user-changed-an-asset-s-status-field-api/3181/2 "2026-02-16T16:26:02Z")

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Hi @Wuzza1122 ! You can [create a webhook](https://next.developer.frame.io/platform/api-reference/webhooks/create) to listen for field changes. Since `Status` is an essential field, when creating a webhook, you’ll want to use the `metadata.value.updated` event. Note that webhooks apply to the whole workspace and cannot be specified for a specific field at this time. The webhook will trigger when any metadata field is updated, so you’ll have to check the payload for “Status”.

Here is what’s in the payload when a webhook is fired using `metadata.value.updated`:

```auto
{
   "account":{
      "id":"b35fe72e-7b65-42f2-b4cb-eac3021b98df"
   },
   "metadata":{
      "field_definition_id":"3f03b4e1-7010-4f27-9076-51c7608176c8",
      "field_name":"Status",
      "field_type":"select",
      "value":[
         "Approved"
      ],
      "value_id":[
         "57748eba-d578-464c-92ec-fd31f6798466"
      ]
   },
   "project":{
      "id":"cdde38e7-2564-4772-bdac-44dd556c1ff3"
   },
   "resource":{
      "id":"9561543a-d5a7-4ab6-ae43-ce087ab67fa6",
      "type":"file"
   },
   "type":"metadata.value.updated",
   "user":{
      "id":"6f1a90ca-68ee-43dc-a24a-adcc7b872ad2"
   },
   "workspace":{
      "id":"3d27c095-c0ab-4cf2-bb59-e8d6507b0b35"
   }
}

```

You can use `user[“id”]` to then make a call to look up that user. There’s no timestamp included in the webhook payload, but you can use the timestamp of when it was received.