# Default Value of Dropdown from URL Parameter **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [May 20, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674 "2023-05-20T13:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/1 "2023-05-20T13:51:51Z")
Hello everyone… I’m trying to preselect a _Dropdown value_ from the **URL Get Parameter** , but I don’t know why it won’t work. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/7/a/7ae06a911694febb7d45a43f081c237f8e3d3447.png) I also tried with the condition… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/6/2/6216e470296fb233838404fad6ff5a0360b5e7b1.png) Still, it won’t select anything… I tried with the **Option Set** as a _type_ and also with **Data Type** as a _type_ Anyone any idea how to do this? Thanks Fabian ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/2 "2023-05-20T13:54:47Z")
what do you set in the url parameter? the “name” or the unique ID? (if this is a data type). ---
**Author:** ![mikeloc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mikeloc/32/93001_2.png) [@mikeloc](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mikeloc)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/3 "2023-05-20T13:56:53Z")
Hi there, @fabian.banushi… the issue is that the parameter in the URL is not a thing in your `Location-City` data type. So, in the _Default value_ field, you likely need to do a search and get the first item from the `Location-City` data type where a field in that data type is equal to the value in the URL parameter. Hope this helps. Best… Mike ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/4 "2023-05-20T13:58:34Z")
However, if you use unique ID… this is a thing and this can be used directly (and better to be used with the WU) instead of doing a search for ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/5 "2023-05-20T14:01:06Z")
It’s a name of a city ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/6 "2023-05-20T14:01:28Z")
So for every thing I have to do search for? ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/7 "2023-05-20T14:01:32Z")
So you need to use do a search. If you can replace it by the unique ID, you will avoid to use do a search ---
**Author:** ![mikeloc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mikeloc/32/93001_2.png) [@mikeloc](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mikeloc)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/8 "2023-05-20T14:02:52Z")
Oh, wait… is that true, @Jici? I’m sure it is if you are saying it, but I thought even if the URL parameter is a unique ID, you still have to do a search for a thing with that ID. Huh, learn something new every day, eh? (I’m not sure why I didn’t know that already, though.) ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/9 "2023-05-20T14:02:58Z")
How do you suggest with unique ID? How is the “expression”? ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/10 "2023-05-20T14:05:08Z")
@mikeloc Absolutely no. If you set the unique id, let’s say param=12345678x12345678 and set the Get data from url “type” to the DB “type” (like @fabian.banushi did in the first screenshot), this will return the specific item set in the url parameters @fabian.banushi just do like in your first screenshot, but instead of setting the name in url, set the unique\_id ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/11 "2023-05-20T14:13:02Z")
Yeah, it works with Unique ID… What about the other method? Do I have to do search for and then first item? How about when it is Multidropdown? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/12 "2023-05-20T14:17:00Z")
What about for performance? Which is more faster? ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/13 "2023-05-20T14:22:50Z")
unique id in url is faster and consume lest WU. From what I know, url parameters doesn’t handle list (in this case, a search is needed). For multidropdown (list), you may consider using cookies instead if you don’t want to store in DB ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/14 "2023-05-20T14:25:48Z")
> [@Jici](#): > > For multidropdown (list), you may consider using cookies instead if you don’t want to store in DB I never used cookies before… How to do that? Can you reference a topic in the forum or an article? Thanks again Fabian ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/15 "2023-05-20T20:20:02Z")
What about a list of items? How can I send with URL Parameter to the next page? I’m trying to use Custom States also but it doesn’t work. I mean I can send the parameters but I don’t know how to put them in Custom States (from page load) Thanks again Fabian ---
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/16 "2023-05-20T21:06:56Z")
Also you can store a list of unique IDs separated by a `-` or something, and on the next page split it back into a list and use Floppy Rehydrator to turn them into Things Nvm though maybe a search would just be easier. ---
**Author:** ![fabian.banushi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/fabian.banushi/32/135641_2.png) [@fabian.banushi](https://forum.bubble.io/u/fabian.banushi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/17 "2023-05-20T21:10:46Z")
Can you give a little more detail, please? ---
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/18 "2023-05-20T21:47:47Z")
> [@List of Items in Custom State from URL Parameter](http://forum.bubble.io/t/list-of-items-in-custom-state-from-url-parameter/263721/2): > > [list of things]:each item's unique id:joined with "-" Then on the new page Do a search for [the datatype] with the constraint unique id is in [your URL parameter]:split by "-" ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/default-value-of-dropdown-from-url-parameter/263674/19 "2023-07-29T13:52:12Z")
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