# Squidex parameters
> After you install the Squidex integration, new parameter types are available.
Source: https://docs.uniform.app/docs/integrations/content/squidex/squidex-parameters
After you install the Squidex integration, the following
parameter types are available. You can use these to incorporate
content from Squidex into your components and compositions.
| Parameter type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Squidex content](#squidex-content) | Select one or more content item from Squidex. |
## Squidex Content
This parameter type allows a Uniform user to select one or more
Squidex content item.
### Add parameter to component
To allow a user to select a content item from Squidex,
you must add a parameter to a component. The parameter is used
to store the identifier to the selected content item when the user
selects it.
1. In Uniform, navigate to your component.
2. Add a new parameter using the parameter type **Squidex content**.
3. The following values can be specified:
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Allowed Content Schemas | Specifies which content schema will be available to
select from when the parameter value is edited. You
can select multiple content schema to allow
the user to select from a larger set of content items. |
| Allow multi-select | Indicates whether the user can select only one
content item (the default), or more than one content item. |
| Required | Indicates whether the value is required when the component is used. |
### Edit parameter value
When you use a component with a Squidex Content parameter,
by default no content item will be selected. You are prompted to
select content item.
1. Click **Select**.
2. Click the content item you want to select.
> **About this step:**
>
> A couple of filters are available. The dropdown allows you to filter by content schema. The text box allows you to filter by item content.
3. Click **Accept** to save your selection.
4. You will see details about the content item you selected, including the title and some metadata.
> **About this step:**
>
> After your selection is saved, you are presented with the following options:
>
> - If you want to edit the selected content item in Squidex, click **Edit**.
> - If you want to deselect the entry, click **Unlink**.
### Configure an enhancer
When a content item is selected, Uniform only stores the identifier
for the content item. Your front-end application must retrieve the
details for the content item. Uniform provides an enhancer to
simplify this process.
> **Tip:**
>
> Using the enhancer provided by Uniform saves you from having
> to write logic to interact directly with Squidex.
#### How Uniform stores the selected document
The following is an example of what Uniform stores
for the parameter. It stores the identifiers for
the selected content items.
```json
{
"type": "squidex-content",
"value": {
"entries": [
{
"id": "########-####-####-####-############",
"contentSchema": "posts"
}
]
}
}
```
#### Add the enhancer
Uniform provides an enhancer so you don't need to write the API
calls to Squidex to retrieve data for content items.
1. In Squidex, get the following values:
- App name
- Client ID
- Client secret
> **About this step:**
>
> These are the same values used to configure the Squidex integration in Canvas.
2. Add the following npm packages to your front-end application:
```
@uniformdev/canvas-squidex
```
3. In a text editor, open the file where you retrieve the
composition definition from Uniform.
> **About this step:**
>
> You are looking for the code calls the async function
> `getComposition`. The code below assumes the
> object returned is set in a variable `composition`.
4. Add the following import statements:
```javascript
import { EnhancerBuilder, enhance } from '@uniformdev/canvas';
import {
createEnhancer,
SquidexClient,
SQUIDEX_PARAMETER_TYPES,
} from '@uniformdev/canvas-squidex';
```
5. Add the following code:
```javascript
const squidexClient = new SquidexClient({
appName: '!!! YOUR SQUIDEX APP NAME !!!',
clientId: '!!! YOUR SQUIDEX CLIENT ID !!!',
clientSecret: '!!! YOUR SQUIDEX CLIENT SECRET !!!',
});
```
> **About this step:**
>
> Uniform recommends you moving the Squidex credentials to
> environment variables rather than hard-coding them in the
> front-end app.
6. Add the following code:
```javascript
const enhancer = createEnhancer({
clients: squidexClient,
});
```
7. Add the following code:
```javascript
await enhance({
composition,
enhancers: new EnhancerBuilder().parameterType(
SQUIDEX_PARAMETER_TYPES,
enhancer,
),
context: {},
});
```
> **About this step:**
>
> This registers the enhancer to be used for any occurrence
> of the Squidex Content parameter.
> **Next steps:**
>
> Now, the parameter value in the composition is mutated to
> include the field values for the selected Squidex content items
> (instead of just being identifiers).