# 'signup\_source' parameter in URL

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-source-parameter-in-url/330586>\
**Category:** SSO\
**Created:** [October 12, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-source-parameter-in-url/330586 "2024-10-12T16:02:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Suhotra\_Roychoudhury](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/suhotra_roychoudhury/32/453167_2.png) [@Suhotra\_Roychoudhury](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Suhotra_Roychoudhury)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-source-parameter-in-url/330586/3 "2024-10-14T06:00:46Z")

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external\_id is something that is pushed from the app end to discourse while creating the user (the app is the identity provider in this case)  
What we need is a parameter in the url that discourse sends us to when we click on login. Does Discourse offer this?

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