# Handling referrals

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-referrals/107260>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-referrals/107260 "2007-06-19T19:21:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgjgjg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@jgjgjg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jgjgjg)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-referrals/107260/1 "2007-06-19T19:21:23Z")

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I’m working on an invite/referral part of an app and am trying to  
figure the best approach to link the user who invited the person with  
that person when he/she signs up. Is there a method to generate a url  
that includes the inviter’s id? Or is there a better way to do this?

Thanks

Jason