diff --git a/doc/htconfig.md b/doc/htconfig.md
index 34045e5c1..a39bf0aad 100644
--- a/doc/htconfig.md
+++ b/doc/htconfig.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Example: To set the directory value please add this line to your .htconfig.php:
 
 * **allowed_link_protocols** (Array) - Allowed protocols in links URLs, add at your own risk. http is always allowed.
 * **always_show_preview** (Boolean) - Only show small preview picures. Default value is false.
-* **birthday_input_format** - Default value is "ymd".
 * **block_local_dir** (Boolean) - Blocks the access to the directory of the local users.
 * **auth_cookie_lifetime** (Integer) - Number of days that should pass without any activity before a user who chose "Remember me" when logging in is considered logged out. Defaults to 7.
 * **curl_range_bytes** - Maximum number of bytes that should be fetched. Default is 0, which mean "no limit".
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ Example: To set the directory value please add this line to your .htconfig.php:
 * **disable_email_validation** (Boolean) - Disables the check if a mail address is in a valid format and can be resolved via DNS.
 * **disable_url_validation** (Boolean) - Disables the DNS lookup of an URL.
 * **dlogfile - location of the developer log file
-* **event_input_format** - Default value is "ymd".
 * **frontend_worker_timeout** - Value in minutes after we think that a frontend task was killed by the webserver. Default value is 10.
 * **hsts** (Boolean) - Enables the sending of HTTP Strict Transport Security headers
 * **ignore_cache** (Boolean) - For development only. Disables the item cache.
diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index bf038de90..e527cb003 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -1111,6 +1111,8 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
+	api_get_user($a);
+
 	// convert $_POST array items to the form we use for web posts.
 	if (requestdata('htmlstatus')) {
 		$txt = requestdata('htmlstatus');
@@ -1286,6 +1288,8 @@ function api_media_upload()
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
+	api_get_user($a);
+
 	if (!x($_FILES, 'media')) {
 		// Output error
 		throw new BadRequestException("No media.");
@@ -2112,6 +2116,8 @@ function api_statuses_repeat($type)
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
+	api_get_user($a);
+
 	// params
 	$id = intval($a->argv[3]);
 
@@ -2190,6 +2196,8 @@ function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
+	api_get_user($a);
+
 	// params
 	$id = intval($a->argv[3]);
 
@@ -3524,6 +3532,8 @@ function api_ff_ids($type)
 		throw new ForbiddenException();
 	}
 
+	api_get_user($a);
+
 	$stringify_ids = defaults($_REQUEST, 'stringify_ids', false);
 
 	$r = q(