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Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

andreas_grabner — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:31:56 GMT

I am trying to get the username of the user that executes some JavaScript in either a notebook or dashboard. I assume that functionality exists in one of the SDKs but I couldnt find anything

Any help is appreciated.

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

stefan_eggersto — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:55:54 GMT

Hi @andreas_grabner,

There is currently no SDK available to get the user info, but you can directly call a platform API with the following snippet:

export default async function() {
  const response = await fetch("/platform/metadata/v1/user");
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.userName;
}

An SDK should be available in the near future.

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

andreas_grabner — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:22:22 GMT

Thanks!!

FYI - the returned user object has three properties in case anyone is interested: userName, userId, emailAddress

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

gilgi — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:18:27 GMT

@stefan_eggersto I would guess it is but to make sure - would the same also apply to indetify the current user running an application?

and @andreas_grabner thanks for asking this just a few hours before I stumbled upon this issue 🙂

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

stefan_eggersto — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:21:40 GMT

Yes, you can use the same call to identify the app user.

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

MaximilianoML — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:38:10 GMT

Hello, @stefan_eggersto !

I'm developing a custom APP, and when I call the API via App Function, I get Error: Authentication required. How can I implicitly authenticate?

Here's my snippet;

export default async function() { return fetch("https://{environmentid}.apps.dynatrace.com/platform/metadata/v1/user") .then((response) => response.json()) .then((data)=> {return data}) .catch((error) => console.log(error)); }

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

sinisa_zubic — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:44:46 GMT

Hi @MaximilianoML

This is expected when you use an absolute URL. If you would use a relative URL, you should be fine

fetch("/platform/metadata/v1/user");

Best,
Sini

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

muzztafa — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:51:26 GMT

Hi @sinisa_zubic ,

This works fine as long as the application is running locally. I get a 401 once I deploy it to the platform.
Response:
{\"error\":{\"code\":401,\"message\":\"Unsupported authorization scheme 'Api-Token'. Dynatrace platform APIs require the authorization scheme 'Bearer'.\",\"details\":{\"traceId\":\"3c2803d28b272248ba1b9916ab137948\"}}}"

my request:

const url = "/platform/metadata/v1/user";

const res = await fetch(url, {

headers: {

Authorization: `Api-Token ${tokenCredentials["token"]}`,

});

Any SDK available for this?

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

haris — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:46:33 GMT

Hi muzztafa,

the SDK was released in late August. See: https://developer.dynatrace.com/develop/sdks/app-environment/

You can also check this thread out: https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Developer-Q-A-Forum/Dynatrace-App-Current-user-information/m-p/218433

Re: Retrieving name of current user in JavaScript (Notebook, Dashboard)

s_wasserbauer — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:08:39 GMT

Hey, I'm happy to announce that there is now an SDK package out for a while: https://developer.dynatrace.com/develop/sdks/app-environment/
So, you can get the currently logged-in user with:

import {getCurrentUserDetails} from "@dynatrace-sdk/app-environment"; export default async function () { return getCurrentUserDetails(); }

Hope this helps!