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Get current user

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Published Oct 17, 2025

Returns the currently logged-in user. This includes information about the user, like the display name, userKey, account ID, profile picture, and more. **[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**: Permission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission).

Script confluence
  • Submitted by hugo697 Bun
    Created 284 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 current user
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     * Returns the currently logged-in user. This includes information about
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    the user, like the display name, userKey, account ID, profile picture,
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    and more.
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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://${auth.domain}/wiki/rest/api/user/current`)
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    	for (const [k, v] of [['expand', expand]]) {
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    		if (v !== undefined && v !== '' && k !== undefined) {
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    			url.searchParams.append(k, v)
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    		}
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    	}
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    	const response = await fetch(url, {
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    		method: 'GET',
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    		headers: {
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    			Authorization: 'Basic ' + btoa(`${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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