# Get external\_id used in SSO through the API
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [5월 28, 2018, 7:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611 "2018-05-28T19:08:03Z")
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### Author:  [@henriqueberlesi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henriqueberlesi)
#### Post date: [5월 28, 2018, 7:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/1 "2018-05-28T19:08:03Z")
We are trying to match the sign ups in our forum with our app sign ups.
In my opinion, it seems easier to populate a database when the SSO happens, but this wasn’t implemented yet.
So, is it possible to get the user’s external\_id used in SSO through the Discourse API?
Here is a standard Json for a random user:
```plaintext
"user": {
"moderator": false,
"can_change_bio": false,
"primary_group_flair_bg_color": null,
"uploaded_avatar_id": null,
"title": null,
"watched_category_ids": [],
"trust_level": 0,
"id": 1234,
"custom_avatar_template": null,
"muted_category_ids": [],
"watching_first_post_tags": [],
"featured_user_badge_ids": [],
"tracked_category_ids": [],
"watched_tags": [],
"mailing_list_posts_per_day": 1,
"locale": null,
"watched_first_post_category_ids": [],
"recent_time_read": 0,
"primary_group_flair_url": null,
"user_option": {
"user_id": 1234,
"email_digests": true,
"external_links_in_new_tab": false,
"like_notification_frequency": 1,
"enable_quoting": true,
"mailing_list_mode": false,
"mailing_list_mode_frequency": 1,
"email_direct": true,
"theme_key_seq": 0,
"theme_key": theme_key,
"new_topic_duration_minutes": 2880,
"disable_jump_reply": false,
"include_tl0_in_digests": false,
"dynamic_favicon": false,
"email_always": false,
"automatically_unpin_topics": true,
"email_in_reply_to": true,
"homepage_id": null,
"allow_private_messages": true,
"email_private_messages": true,
"digest_after_minutes": 10080,
"email_previous_replies": 2,
"auto_track_topics_after_msecs": 240000,
"notification_level_when_replying": 2
},
"groups": [
{
"name": group_name,
"display_name": display_name
"automatic_membership_retroactive": false,
"has_messages": false,
"bio_raw": null,
"messageable_level": 0,
"flair_bg_color": null,
"incoming_email": null,
"visibility_level": 0,
"flair_url": null,
"id": 1,
"automatic": true,
"full_name": null,
"mentionable_level": 0,
"public_exit": false,
"primary_group": false,
"flair_color": null,
"grant_trust_level": null,
"bio_cooked": null,
"automatic_membership_email_domains": null,
"membership_request_template": null,
"public_admission": false,
"allow_membership_requests": false,
"title": null,
"user_count": 1234,
"default_notification_level": 3
}
],
"badge_count": 0,
"can_edit_username": true,
"can_edit_name": true,
"gravatar_avatar_template": null,
"admin": false,
"last_posted_at": null,
"can_send_private_messages": true,
"can_edit_email": true,
"user_api_keys": null,
"name": name,
"profile_view_count": 0,
"time_read": 0,
"custom_fields": {},
"staged": false,
"created_at": created_at,
"second_factor_enabled": false,
"primary_group_flair_color": null,
"invited_by": null,
"can_be_deleted": true,
"primary_group_name": null,
"system_avatar_upload_id": null,
"last_seen_at": null,
"username": username,
"custom_avatar_upload_id": null,
"post_count": 0,
"user_fields": {
"1": null
},
"can_delete_all_posts": true,
"can_edit": true,
"has_title_badges": false,
"card_badge": null,
"muted_usernames": [],
"muted_tags": [],
"system_avatar_template": "",
"group_users": [
{
"user_id": 1234,
"notification_level": 3,
"group_id": 1
}
],
"tracked_tags": [],
"gravatar_avatar_upload_id": null,
"avatar_template": "",
"can_send_private_message_to_user": true,
"pending_count": 0
}
```
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### Author:  [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [5월 28, 2018, 7:24오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/2 "2018-05-28T19:24:40Z")
The `/admin/users/{user_id}.json` route returns the `single_sign_on_record`.
---
### Author:  [@henriqueberlesi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henriqueberlesi)
#### Post date: [5월 28, 2018, 7:35오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/3 "2018-05-28T19:35:51Z")
That’s exactly the endpoint I’m sending the request but I can’t find the field `single_sign_on_record`.
Also I believe that this is not documented in the API reference right? But I’m getting other fields like `user_options` that doesn’t show in the reference either.
If it helps, this is a standard Json from a random user:
`````plaintext
"user_badges": [],
"user": {
"moderator": false,
"can_change_bio": false,
"primary_group_flair_bg_color": null,
"uploaded_avatar_id": null,
"title": null,
"watched_category_ids": [],
"trust_level": 0,
"id": 1234,
"custom_avatar_template": null,
"muted_category_ids": [],
"watching_first_post_tags": [],
"featured_user_badge_ids": [],
"tracked_category_ids": [],
"watched_tags": [],
"mailing_list_posts_per_day": 1,
"locale": null,
"watched_first_post_category_ids": [],
"recent_time_read": 0,
"primary_group_flair_url": null,
"user_option": {
"user_id": 1234,
"email_digests": true,
"external_links_in_new_tab": false,
"like_notification_frequency": 1,
"enable_quoting": true,
"mailing_list_mode": false,
"mailing_list_mode_frequency": 1,
"email_direct": true,
"theme_key_seq": 0,
"theme_key": theme_key,
"new_topic_duration_minutes": 2880,
"disable_jump_reply": false,
"include_tl0_in_digests": false,
"dynamic_favicon": false,
"email_always": false,
"automatically_unpin_topics": true,
"email_in_reply_to": true,
"homepage_id": null,
"allow_private_messages": true,
"email_private_messages": true,
"digest_after_minutes": 10080,
"email_previous_replies": 2,
"auto_track_topics_after_msecs": 240000,
"notification_level_when_replying": 2
},
"groups": [
{
"name": group_name,
"display_name": display_name
"automatic_membership_retroactive": false,
"has_messages": false,
"bio_raw": null,
"messageable_level": 0,
"flair_bg_color": null,
"incoming_email": null,
"visibility_level": 0,
"flair_url": null,
"id": 1,
"automatic": true,
"full_name": null,
"mentionable_level": 0,
"public_exit": false,
"primary_group": false,
"flair_color": null,
"grant_trust_level": null,
"bio_cooked": null,
"automatic_membership_email_domains": null,
"membership_request_template": null,
"public_admission": false,
"allow_membership_requests": false,
"title": null,
"user_count": 1234,
"default_notification_level": 3
}
],
"badge_count": 0,
"can_edit_username": true,
"can_edit_name": true,
"gravatar_avatar_template": null,
"admin": false,
"last_posted_at": null,
"can_send_private_messages": true,
"can_edit_email": true,
"user_api_keys": null,
"name": name,
"profile_view_count": 0,
"time_read": 0,
"custom_fields": {},
"staged": false,
"created_at": created_at,
"second_factor_enabled": false,
"primary_group_flair_color": null,
"invited_by": null,
"can_be_deleted": true,
"primary_group_name": null,
"system_avatar_upload_id": null,
"last_seen_at": null,
"username": username,
"custom_avatar_upload_id": null,
"post_count": 0,
"user_fields": {
"1": null
},
"can_delete_all_posts": true,
"can_edit": true,
"has_title_badges": false,
"card_badge": null,
"muted_usernames": [],
"muted_tags": [],
"system_avatar_template": "",
"group_users": [
{
"user_id": 1234,
"notification_level": 3,
"group_id": 1
}
],
"tracked_tags": [],
"gravatar_avatar_upload_id": null,
"avatar_template": "",
"can_send_private_message_to_user": true,
"pending_count": 0
}````
`````
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### Author:  [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [5월 28, 2018, 8:00오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/4 "2018-05-28T20:00:46Z")
That looks like the data that’s returned from the regular user route, not the `/admin/users/{user_id}.json` route. To double check, go to the `/admin/users` page on your forum. Click on the username of a user you know has logged in through SSO. On that user’s page, add `.json` to the URL in your browser’s address bar. You should see a json response with a `single_sign_on_record` property.
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### Author:  [@henriqueberlesi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henriqueberlesi)
#### Post date: [5월 29, 2018, 5:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/5 "2018-05-29T17:08:56Z")
> [@simon](#):
>
> On that user’s page, add `.json` to the URL in your browser’s address bar.
Oh, I see!
Using this method I was able to retrieve the proper user information that I was looking for.
Thanks for your help, @simon!
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [6월 8, 2024, 12:37오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-external-id-used-in-sso-through-the-api/88611/6 "2024-06-08T12:37:22Z")
이 주제는 2202일 후 자동으로 닫혔습니다. 더 이상 새로운 답변을 작성할 수 없습니다.