The Current User object

Information about the current logged-in or authenticated user of the app.

Version: Self-hosted 3.148 Stable

current_user is null for publicly accessible forms.

Properties

All properties for this object with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.

email

The email address.

Type	string
Format	Email Address
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

jenny@example.com

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externalIdentifier

The external identifier. This value is null if you are not using API-based authentication.

Type	string
Mutability	Read-only

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firstName

The first name.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

"Jenny"

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fullName

The full name.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

"Jenny Appleseed"

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groups

A list of assigned permission groups.

Type	array
Array values	object
Mutability	Read-only

Array Object Properties

id

The group ID.

Type	string
Format	UUID
Mutability	Read-only

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name

The group name.

Type	string
Format	UUID
Mutability	Read-only

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Examples

{
"id": "1234567890",
"name": "admin"
},
{
"id": "9876543210",
"name": "All users"
}

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lastName

The last name.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

"Appleseed"

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locale

The locale.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

"en"

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metadata

Relevant metadata for the item.

Type	array
Array values	object
Mutability	Read-only

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profilePhotoUrl

The profile photo URL. Available when using SSO authentication and is supplied by the IdP (Identity Provider).

Type	string
Format	url
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

https://example.com/photo.jpg

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sid

The unique, non-sequential ID.

Type	string
Format	UUID
Mutability	Read-only

Examples

"user_366e154sdfg34b9bdeds32936"

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