---
id: auth-api-getuser
title: 'getUser()'
slug: /auth-api-getuser
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v2_legacy.yml
---

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Gets the current user details.

This method is called by the GoTrueClient `update` where
the jwt is set to this.currentSession.access_token
and therefore, acts like getting the currently authenticated user

```js
const { user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.getUser('ACCESS_TOKEN_JWT')
```

## Parameters

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<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      jwt
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>string</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

A valid, logged-in JWT. Typically, the access_token for the currentSession

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>

## Notes

- Fetches the user object from the database instead of local storage.
- Note that user() fetches the user object from local storage which might not be the most updated.
- Requires the user's access_token.

## Examples

### Fetch the user object using the access_token jwt.

```js
const { user, error } = await supabase.auth.api.getUser('ACCESS_TOKEN_JWT')
```
