# Accessing user data from a Discourse Forum API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-user-data-from-a-discourse-forum-api/311248
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [June 8, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-user-data-from-a-discourse-forum-api/311248 "2024-06-08T12:39:43Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-user-data-from-a-discourse-forum-api/311248/2 "2024-06-08T19:58:55Z")

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hi @EReeeN1208 perhaps this might help?

> [@CORS issue with javascript frontend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-issue-with-javascript-frontend/158039/2):
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> I figured it out myself. I was in bad belief, that CORS policy is turned ON by default. I edited app.yml and added DISCOURSE\_ENABLE\_CORS=true, rebooted app and all works fine.

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