# User authentication in forms
**URL:** https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/user-authentication-in-forms/38964
**Category:** Forms & APIs
**Created:** [February 19, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/user-authentication-in-forms/38964 "2025-02-19T19:02:43Z")
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### Author:  [@TahaQaiser100](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/TahaQaiser100)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/user-authentication-in-forms/38964/1 "2025-02-19T19:02:43Z")
I have a model:
```auto
class application(models.Model):
STATUS_CHOICES = [
('applied', 'Applied'),
('assessment','Assessment'),
('interview', 'Interview'),
('accepted', 'Accepted'),
]
JOB_TYPE = [
('entry level', 'Entry Level'),
('internship','Internship'),
('graduate scheme', 'Graduate Scheme'),
('senior', 'Senior'),
]
job_position = models.CharField(max_length=150)
company = models.CharField(max_length=150)
salary = models.IntegerField()
status = models.CharField(max_length=15, choices=STATUS_CHOICES)
job_type = models.CharField(max_length=15, choices=JOB_TYPE)
user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
```
Lets say I create a form without including the user as a field, how can I say that the user is automatically the user than is logged in ( authenticated ). Do I use `request.user` somewhere?
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### Author:  [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/user-authentication-in-forms/38964/2 "2025-02-19T20:40:26Z")
> [@TahaQaiser100](#):
>
> Do I use `request.user` somewhere?
Yes.
See the docs for [The save() method](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/forms/modelforms/#the-save-method) for details and an example.