How do I find the "geocacher ID" these days?

[+Mrs.Hoagie]

Hi all, 

In the "old" days the geocacher's numeric ID by visiting their profile, and the ID was in the URL (address). But these days the URL is full of hex code; no numeric ID that I can find. 

Any ideas how to find the old Geocacher number?  I know I used mine in GSAK, but I found it the old way. 

I need the IDs of other geocachers for a puzzle cache I'm working on (solving).  Thanks!

Mrs.Hoagie

[Moun10Bike]

If you hover over the "View forum posts" link on the profile, you can see the user ID in the URL (even if they have never posted in the forums).

[+Mrs.Hoagie]

Aha!  I'll work on that.  Thanks, Moun10Bike!

 

(I can't believe I'm talking to THE Moun10Bike!) 

Thanks again!

 

 

[+Max and 99]

1 hour ago, Mrs.Hoagie said:

Hi all, 

In the "old" days the geocacher's numeric ID by visiting their profile, and the ID was in the URL (address). But these days the URL is full of hex code; no numeric ID that I can find. 

Any ideas how to find the old Geocacher number?  I know I used mine in GSAK, but I found it the old way. 

I need the IDs of other geocachers for a puzzle cache I'm working on (solving).  Thanks!

Mrs.Hoagie

I have a puzzle that uses that!

[Keystone]

4 hours ago, Mrs.Hoagie said:

(I can't believe I'm talking to THE Moun10Bike!)

 

Technically you are talking to User 24. 

[+the jester & granny]

I do hover over their name but I am not getting an ID number, getting frustrated 

 

[Keystone]

2 hours ago, the jester & granny said:

I do hover over their name but I am not getting an ID number, getting frustrated 

 

Hello!  I see you are User ID #41453.  The "hover" method worked just fine for me.  Could you describe where you're hovering, and what you're seeing in the URL indicator that pops up, so that we can help ease your frustration?

[+the jester & granny]

I was told to go to their forum page and hover over their name, done that, nothing 

OK maybe this is what I need https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/profile/119145-Geo-Sarge/content/, so his number is 119145?

 

[+Smitherington]

It does not work for me on my Mac 

[+cerberus1]

35 minutes ago, the jester & granny said:

I was told to go to their forum page and hover over their name, done that, nothing 

OK maybe this is what I need https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/profile/119145-Geo-Sarge/content/, so his number is 119145?

Yep.  

Just above, Moun10Bike said, "If you hover over the "View forum posts" link on the profile, you can see the user ID in the URL (even if they have never posted in the forums).", so you found it.    

[+niraD]

2 hours ago, Smitherington said:

It does not work for me on my Mac 

It works for me on a Mac using Chrome. The ID number appears in the URL that is shown at the bottom of the window:

[+NanCycle]

3 hours ago, niraD said:

It works for me on a Mac using Chrome. The ID number appears in the URL that is shown at the bottom of the window:

 

I find that on my Mac, this works in Chrome but not in Safari.

 

[+Smitherington]

Not on Safari but thanks to niraD I now know that I am 66948.

[+Goldenwattle]

It doesn't work for me on the Avast browser, so I tried firefox. It still didn't work. Oh well, not something I can imagining needing.

[+Upham]

I just tried it and when the little window opened  I had to hover over the name in the window then it opened. Hope that makes sense.