---
title: "5 ways to associate current_user with record on create"
author: "Yaroslav Shmarov"
date: "2021-10-14"
canonical_url: "https://blog.superails.com/5-ways-associate-current_user-with-record-on-create"
markdown_url: "https://blog.superails.com/5-ways-associate-current_user-with-record-on-create.md"
description: "Here's how you can set current_user in the model"
tags: ["ruby","rails","ruby-on-rails","users","associations"]
license: "GNU AGPL v3. Credit Yaroslav Shmarov and link the canonical URL."
---

# 5 ways to associate current_user with record on create

### #1 Add to params

```ruby
def create
  @inbox = Inbox.new(inbox_params)
  @inbox.user = current_user
end
```

### #2 Relationship

```ruby
def create
  @inbox = current_user.inboxes.new(post_params)
end
```

### #3 Merge in params

```ruby
def create
  @inbox = Inbox.new(inbox_params.merge({ user: current_user }))
end
```

### #4 Merge in private params

```ruby
def create
  @inbox = Inbox.new(inbox_params)
  @inbox.user = current_user
end

def inbox_params
  params.require(:inbox).permit(:name).merge(user: current_user)
end
```

### #5 Add current_user by default in model association

[Here's how you can set current_user in the model](https://blog.superails.com/current-attribute-for-user-per-request)