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title: "getUser"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BCCLI/65765729/getUser"
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> Macro (aura-html)

See also: [Actions](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65766635)

> Macro (details)
> 
> | **Description** | Get user information for current user (default) or a specific user by Atlassian id, uuid, or name. You cannot use the user account slug. For name lookup, a workspace or full key repository parameter is required. |
> | --- | --- |
> | **Required Parameters** |  |
> | **Optional Parameters** | [userId](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65767781), [workspace](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65765634), [repository](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65766277), [outputType](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65768516), [file](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65768095), [append](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65765977), [encoding](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65766303) |
> | **Type** | [Get](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65768932/Action+Types#ActionTypes-Get) |
> | **Category** | [Users](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65766329/Action+Categories#ActionCategories-Users) |
> | **Output Formats** |  |
> | **Replacement Variables** | userKey, userId, userDisplayName, uuid |
> | **Since Version** | 9.7 |
> | **Examples** | [getUser](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BCCLI/pages/65766633/Examples#getUser) |

## Related How To's

> Macro (cql-query)