# Can users make their User ID visible on their profile?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-users-make-their-user-id-visible-on-their-profile/394001
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [21 januari 2026 om 16:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-users-make-their-user-id-visible-on-their-profile/394001 "2026-01-21T16:20:21Z")
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### Author: ![1vernit3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/1vernit3/32/539886_2.png) [@1vernit3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/1vernit3)
#### Post date: [23 januari 2026 om 15:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-users-make-their-user-id-visible-on-their-profile/394001/11 "2026-01-23T15:24:39Z")

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Yes `api.renderInOutlet()` came in clutch. However my issue which is now irrelevant since I approached it differently—was that I didn’t know how to retrieve the `user.id` of the profile being viewed.  
Got any ideas?

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