# Discourse Login using external API **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-login-using-external-api/181773 **Category:** Development **Created:** [March 3, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-login-using-external-api/181773 "2021-03-03T14:36:50Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield) #### Post date: [March 3, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-login-using-external-api/181773/2 "2021-03-03T14:56:28Z")
There are loads of solutions here, some for proprietary systems like Discord which I believe is now native, but there is also an OIDC plugin, which is the right way to go if you can use it: > [@Discourse OpenID Connect (OIDC)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openid-connect-authentication-plugin/103632): > > discourse2Summary Discourse OpenID Connect allows an OpenID Connect provider to be used as an authentication provider for Discourse.open_bookInstall Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. Features The plugin aims to provide a minimal implementation of [the specification](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-basic-1_0.html). Specifically, it supports the “Authorization Code Flow”. To get started, follow [the plugin installation instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157), or contact your hosti… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-login-using-external-api/181773)._