# Checking For Unique Username via API?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-for-unique-username-via-api/306504>\
**Category:** SSO\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-for-unique-username-via-api/306504 "2024-05-02T18:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-for-unique-username-via-api/306504/2 "2024-05-02T19:01:07Z")

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> We are using Discourse with SSO and are creating users via the API.

Clarification: Are you using [Discourse Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) or creating the users by hand?

It kind of sounds like you’re doing more work than you need to.

Using [Discourse Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) is probably easier and then you can let Discourse itself find a unique username that’s close to what you suggest.

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