# Authenticate External User for POST API - Where do I put the bearer token?

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/authenticate-external-user-for-post-api-where-do-i-put-the-bearer-token/20138>\
**Category:** External Collections, Custom Actions & Collections\
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/authenticate-external-user-for-post-api-where-do-i-put-the-bearer-token/20138 "2021-11-26T18:04:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![kikimoo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@kikimoo3](https://forum.adalo.com/u/kikimoo3)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/authenticate-external-user-for-post-api-where-do-i-put-the-bearer-token/20138/1 "2021-11-26T18:04:19Z")

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I have an POST API that creates an object in an external database. It needs authentication by an external user, but for some reason their token is not available as magic text in the custom action setup