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Get anonymous user

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Published Oct 17, 2025

Returns information about how anonymous users are represented, like the profile picture and display name. **[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**: Permission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission).

Script confluence Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Confluence = {
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	email: string
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	apiToken: string
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	domain: string
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}
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/**
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 * Get anonymous user
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 * Returns information about how anonymous users are represented, like the
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profile picture and display name.
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**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:
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Permission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission).
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Confluence, expand: string | undefined) {
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	const url = new URL(`https://${auth.domain}/wiki/rest/api/user/anonymous`)
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	for (const [k, v] of [['expand', expand]]) {
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		if (v !== undefined && v !== '' && k !== undefined) {
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			url.searchParams.append(k, v)
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		}
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	}
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	const response = await fetch(url, {
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		method: 'GET',
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		headers: {
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			Authorization: 'Basic ' + btoa(`${auth.email}:${auth.apiToken}`)
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		},
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		body: undefined
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	})
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	if (!response.ok) {
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		const text = await response.text()
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		throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`)
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	}
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	return await response.json()
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}
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