When I consume API directly, I can access user’s external authentication ID without any problem: GET /admin/users/{id}.json However, when I try using the Javascript API, I cannot get the same data for the current user. In fact, the currentUser doesn’t return any data for external IDs: import { ap…

[image] Osman Görmüş: How could I access currentUser’s external ID via javascript? It looks like you are trying to get the user’s user_associated_account.provider_uid. From looking at the code, there is a hidden site setting that you need to enable to cause the associated_account_ids to be re…

[image] simon: The include_associated_account_ids setting is hidden: discourse/site_settings.yml at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub . To enable it, enter your site’s Rails console and run: SiteSetting.include_associated_account_ids=true Thanks @simon . Though, it seems like it cannot be e…

[image] Osman Görmüş: it seems like it cannot be enabled on a hosted instance by myself. If your site is hosted by Discourse, contact their support team. They should be able to set it for you.

How to get external ID

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gormus (Osman Görmüş) March 20, 2023, 7:02pm 3

Thanks @simon.
Though, it seems like it cannot be enabled on a hosted instance by myself. I find no option at /admin/site_settings

Likely solved! : )

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