# Okta Authentication - Passing Information to 3rd Party App **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [April 26, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-authentication-passing-information-to-3rd-party-app/24088 "2023-04-26T22:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@blink](https://devforum.okta.com/u/blink)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-authentication-passing-information-to-3rd-party-app/24088/1 "2023-04-26T22:31:37Z")
I am wondering if there is a way to pass information (e.g Employee ID) to a 3rd party app when clicking on the tile in the Okta instance? Exmaple Flow: - User logs into Okta - User clicks a 3rd party app tile - The tile passes the employee ID to the 3rd party app - The 3rd party app can then use this information to identify the user Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![erik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@erik](https://devforum.okta.com/u/erik)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-authentication-passing-information-to-3rd-party-app/24088/2 "2023-04-26T23:18:01Z")
Hello, If the application is either a SAML Application or OIDC Application you can do an IdP Initiated Flow where either a SAML Response, id\_token (Okta simplified), or issuer URL (oidc compliant) is sent to the application. In the case of a SAML Assertion or id\_token there could be an attribute/claim with this information. If the issuer URL is sent the application would do an authorize code flow and retrieve a token which could contain a claim with this information. Thank You, ---
**Author:** ![andrea](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/andrea/32/2172_2.png) [@andrea](https://devforum.okta.com/u/andrea)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/okta-authentication-passing-information-to-3rd-party-app/24088/3 "2024-02-14T17:57:13Z")