now an user can request to do upload

app/controllers/v1/users_controller.rb

@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ class V1::UsersController < ApplicationController
   # POST /v1/users/submitter_request
   # POST /v1/users/submitter_request.json
   def submitter_request
-    current_user.update(submitter_request: User.submitter_requests[:requested])
-    render status: :ok
+    if current_user.update(submitter_request: User.submitter_requests[:requested])
+      render status: :ok
+    else
+      render status: :forbidden
+    end
   end
 
   def following