# Get external\_id used in SSO through the API

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**Created:** [May 28, 2018, 7:08pm 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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The `/admin/users/{user_id}.json` route returns the `single_sign_on_record`.

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