We have no issue accessing the external_id from SSO record of the current logged-in user using below approach: api.getCurrentUser().external_id However, we have some buttons/links when the current logged-in user is viewing another one’s profile summary (e.g., Person X). This external_id is the pri…

I think it would be something like: # in the plugin's after_initialize block after_initialize do # Edit: probably also check to make sure that `SiteSetting.enable_discourse_connect` returns `true` add_to_serializer(:user, :external_id) {object&.single_sign_on_record&.external_id} end The extern…

I think you want a plugin that adds the external_id to the user serializer. Something like: add_to_serializer(:user, :external_id) do object.external_id end

Is there a way we can access the external_id from SSO record of another user?

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junbetterway (Jun King Minon) March 27, 2024, 2:05pm 4

Thanks everyone for the inputs, we ended up doing this via custom user fields which gets synced from our application during login.

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Is there a way we can access the external_id from SSO record of another user?

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