[WEB-5038] fix: cycle creation in external api endpoint

apps/api/plane/api/serializers/cycle.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Module imports
 from .base import BaseSerializer
-from plane.db.models import Cycle, CycleIssue
+from plane.db.models import Cycle, CycleIssue, User
 from plane.utils.timezone_converter import convert_to_utc
 
 
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ class CycleCreateSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     and UTC normalization for time-bound iteration planning and sprint management.
     """
 
+    owned_by = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(
+        queryset=User.objects.all(),
+        required=False,
+        allow_null=True,
+        help_text="User who owns the cycle. If not provided, defaults to the current user.",
+    )
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         project = self.context.get("project")
@@ -77,6 +84,10 @@ def validate(self, data):
                 date=str(data.get("end_date", None).date()),
                 project_id=project_id,
             )
+
+        if not data.get("owned_by"):
+            data["owned_by"] = self.context["request"].user
+
         return data
 
 

apps/api/plane/api/views/cycle.py

@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ def post(self, request, slug, project_id):
             request.data.get("start_date", None) is not None
             and request.data.get("end_date", None) is not None
         ):
-            serializer = CycleCreateSerializer(data=request.data)
+
+            serializer = CycleCreateSerializer(data=request.data, context={"request": request})
             if serializer.is_valid():
                 if (
                     request.data.get("external_id")
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ def post(self, request, slug, project_id):
                         },
                         status=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
                     )
-                serializer.save(project_id=project_id, owned_by=request.user)
+                serializer.save(project_id=project_id)
                 # Send the model activity
                 model_activity.delay(
                     model_name="cycle",
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ def patch(self, request, slug, project_id, pk):
                     status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                 )
 
-        serializer = CycleUpdateSerializer(cycle, data=request.data, partial=True)
+        serializer = CycleUpdateSerializer(cycle, data=request.data, partial=True, context={"request": request})
         if serializer.is_valid():
             if (
                 request.data.get("external_id")