# Param dropdown for group\_id in data explorer query

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/param-dropdown-for-group-id-in-data-explorer-query/253883
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** data-explorer, completed
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/param-dropdown-for-group-id-in-data-explorer-query/253883 "2023-02-02T20:03:10Z")
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### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/param-dropdown-for-group-id-in-data-explorer-query/253883/42 "2025-06-05T04:23:41Z")

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@jordan-violet a late response, but @SaraDev did a writeup here on available parameters, and the OP had been updated by Linca:

> [@Using Parameters in Data Explorer Queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/utilizing-parameters-in-data-explorer-queries/277934):
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> Parameters are a powerful tool that can be used in [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566) queries on Discourse. Parameters allow for more dynamic and customizable queries, and instead of hard-coding values in your queries, you can declare variables that will prompt for input when the query is run. Declaring a Parameter To declare a parameter, you can use the following syntax: -- [params] -- int :parameter\_name = 10 The parameter’s section of the query will always start with -- [params], followed by each type of par…

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