# Populate Data Explorer params with URL params

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/populate-data-explorer-params-with-url-params/169404
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** data-explorer, completed
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/populate-data-explorer-params-with-url-params/169404 "2020-11-06T07:28:25Z")
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### Author: ![hugh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hugh/32/336717_2.png) [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/populate-data-explorer-params-with-url-params/169404/20 "2025-09-03T00:51:53Z")

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> [@loginerror](#):
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> having a `&run` parameter that will fire report upon page load, to save user a click

We circled back to this request and have now added a `run` paramater that will automatically run the report when the page is loaded. It is documented in the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin page here:

> [@Discourse Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-explorer/32566/1):
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> While you can always run a query by clicking the Run button, you can save time when loading a query by adding the `run` parameter to the URL.
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> For example: `/admin/plugins/explorer/queries/123?run`

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