The Current User object
Information about the current logged-in or authenticated user.
You can reference the current_user object when a workflow is manually run from the Workflow IDE or triggered from an app by a user. The evaluated current_user in workflows is the an admin in your organization’s instance or space. This differs from apps and agents, where the current_user is evaluated as the current, logged-in user. Workflows are always run as an admin role to ensure that when workflows are run without access to the current, logged-in user (such as when triggered by schedule or webhook), sufficient access to any resource on the control flow is guaranteed.
Run workflow as the current user
| current_user for manual and app workflow runs. Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud-hosted | Public beta | ||
| Self-hosted (3.259 Edge) | Public beta | ||
| Self-hosted (3.148 Stable and later) | |||
There is a public beta feature that allows your organization to run workflows as the logged-in user when workflows are manually run from the workflow IDE or triggered from an app by a user. Please be aware that, even with this beta feature activated, any workflow invoked via a webhook, query, or app trigger or by another workflow still assigns current_user as an admin user.
To set the current_user to null on automatic workflow runs, reach out to your account manager.
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.
Examples
jenny@example.com
externalIdentifier
The external identifier. This value is null if you are not using API-based authentication.
| Type | string |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
"Jenny"
Examples
"Jenny Appleseed"
groups
A list of assigned permission groups.
| Type | array |
| Array values | object |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Array Object Properties
Examples
{
"id": "1234567890",
"name": "admin"
},
{
"id": "9876543210",
"name": "All users"
}
Examples
"Appleseed"
Examples
"en"
metadata
Relevant metadata for the item.
| Type | array |
| Array values | object |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
profilePhotoUrl
The profile photo URL. Available when using SSO authentication and is supplied by the IdP (Identity Provider).
| Type | string |
| Format | URL |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
https://example.com/photo.jpg
Examples
"user_366e154sdfg34b9bdeds32936"