# Setting canonical URL when posting/cross-posting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-canonical-url-when-posting-cross-posting/239275>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 17, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-canonical-url-when-posting-cross-posting/239275 "2022-09-17T13:49:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-canonical-url-when-posting-cross-posting/239275/1 "2022-09-17T13:49:16Z")

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I have a personal blog, which sometimes have articles that fits another public discourse forum in my language.

Is there a way to specify the canonical URL when posting to discourse?, to avoid showing duplicate content to search engines.  
It’s a static blog, so no plugin exists, and not all posts fit the topic of the discourse forum.

It would be great if there is a way to specify the Canonical URL when posting.  
I read its possible through the API, I can request an API key from the admins, but what’s the command that I should use to post my topic?

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