# \[solved\] PHP Block: How to get the post ID inside a custom block if in edit mode?
**URL:** https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/solved-php-block-how-to-get-the-post-id-inside-a-custom-block-if-in-edit-mode/8404
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [September 29, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/solved-php-block-how-to-get-the-post-id-inside-a-custom-block-if-in-edit-mode/8404 "2023-09-29T08:14:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/solved-php-block-how-to-get-the-post-id-inside-a-custom-block-if-in-edit-mode/8404/1 "2023-09-29T08:14:34Z")
I need to get the post ID in a Custom PHP Block while working in the editor.
This is not working:
```auto
global $post;
echo $post->ID;
```
Nor is this:
```auto
echo get_queried_object_id();
```
Also this does not work:
```auto
if(isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] === 'edit') {
$post_id = $_GET['post'];
}
```
This is not working eihter:
```auto
get_current_screen()->is_block_editor()
```
Can this be that hard?
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### Author:  [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/solved-php-block-how-to-get-the-post-id-inside-a-custom-block-if-in-edit-mode/8404/2 "2023-09-29T08:21:16Z")
This works - but it is not elegant. There must be a better way.
```auto
global $post;
if(!isset($post->ID)) {
parse_str(parse_url($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'], PHP_URL_QUERY), $queries);
$post_id = $queries['post'];
}
```
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### Author:  [@matjaz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/matjaz)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/solved-php-block-how-to-get-the-post-id-inside-a-custom-block-if-in-edit-mode/8404/3 "2023-10-03T13:03:08Z")
@MichelyWeb try using the “Load edited post” option of the Block action. For dynamic posts, it loads the current post into the $post variable during the editing.
