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Additional URL parameters for SSO account creation
You can pass the following URL parameters when making a single sign on request. If the account doesn't already exist, it'll automatically be created with the provided values.
Field
Username
URL Parameter
&member=
Possible Values
Anything. You can also use an email address as the username. You can contact us to allow users to choose a different username for their forum account.
Field
Password
URL Parameter
&pw=
Possible Values
Anything besides spaces, semicolons, or commas. Unencrypted and unhashed.
Field
Email
URL Parameter
&email=
Possible Values
A valid email address
Field
Full name
URL Parameter
&name=
Possible Values
Anything
Field
User Groups
URL Parameter
&userGroup=
Possible Values
The ID numbers of the user groups to assign to the user. Examples: 3729047 or 3729047,522355
Field
Instant messaging type
URL Parameter
&imType=
Possible Values
None, Yahoo, ICQ, AOL, MSN, Other
Field
Instant messaging name
URL Parameter
&imID=
Possible Values
Anything
Field
Avatar URL
URL Parameter
&avatar=
Possible Values
A URL to a GIF, JPEG, JPG, or PNG image
Field
Signature
URL Parameter
&signature=
Possible Values
Anything
Field
User ID
URL Parameter
&userid=
Possible Values
The user's forum user ID number. It can be used instead of the user parameter.
Field
External User ID
URL Parameter
&externalUserid=
Possible Values
The user's uniqueID number on your website. It can be helpful for account synchronization in some rare cases.
Field
External User ID
URL Parameter
&externalUserid=
Possible Values
The user's uniqueID number on your website. It can be helpful for account synchronization in some rare cases.
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