---
id: auth-getuser
title: 'getUser()'
slug: /auth-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 if there is an existing session.

```js
const {
  data: { user },
} = await supabase.auth.getUser()
```

## Parameters

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

Takes in an optional access token jwt. If no jwt is provided, getUser() will attempt to get the jwt from the current session.

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## Notes

- This method gets the user object using the current session.
- Fetches the user object from the database instead of local storage.

## Examples

### Get the logged in user with the current existing session

```js
const {
  data: { user },
} = await supabase.auth.getUser()
```

### Get the logged in user with a custom access token jwt.

```js
const {
  data: { user },
} = await supabase.auth.getUser(jwt)
```