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title: "CurrentUser Type"
description: "The CurrentUser type is returned by the useCurrentUserInfo hook, and represents the current authenticated DHIS2 user."
url: https://developers.dhis2.org/docs/app-runtime/types/CurrentUser
source: https://github.com/dhis2/app-runtime/tree/master/docs/types/CurrentUser.md
---

# CurrentUser Type

The `CurrentUser` type is returned by the [useCurrentUserInfo](https://developers.dhis2.org/docs/app-runtime/hooks/useCurrentUserInfo.md) hook, and represents the current authenticated DHIS2 user.

|            Property            |      Type      | Description                                    |
| :----------------------------: | :------------: | ---------------------------------------------- |
|             **id**             |     string     | Unique user identifier.                        |
|          **username**          |     string     | Username used to log in.                       |
|        **displayName**         |     string     | Full display name of the user.                 |
|        **authorities**         |    string[]    | List of user authority codes.                  |
|     **organisationUnits**      | Array\<\{id}>  | Organisation units assigned to the user.       |
|            **name**            |    string?     | User's full name (optional).                   |
|          **surname**           |    string?     | User's surname (optional).                     |
|         **firstName**          |    string?     | User's first name (optional).                  |
|           **email**            |    string?     | User email address.                            |
|       **emailVerified**        |    boolean?    | Indicates if the email is verified.            |
|        **introduction**        |    string?     | Short profile introduction.                    |
|          **birthday**          |    string?     | User's date of birth.                          |
|        **nationality**         |    string?     | User’s nationality.                            |
|         **education**          |    string?     | User’s education background.                   |
|         **interests**          |    string?     | User’s interests.                              |
|          **whatsApp**          |    string?     | WhatsApp contact.                              |
|     **facebookMessenger**      |    string?     | Facebook Messenger contact.                    |
|           **skype**            |    string?     | Skype contact.                                 |
|          **telegram**          |    string?     | Telegram contact.                              |
|          **twitter**           |    string?     | Twitter handle.                                |
|          **employer**          |    string?     | Name of the employer.                          |
|         **languages**          |    string?     | Spoken languages.                              |
|           **gender**           |    string?     | Gender of the user.                            |
|          **jobTitle**          |    string?     | User’s job title.                              |
|          **created**           |    string?     | ISO timestamp when the user was created.       |
|        **lastUpdated**         |    string?     | ISO timestamp of last update.                  |
|           **access**           |    object?     | Access permissions for the user.               |
|          **settings**          |    object?     | User interface and system preference settings. |
|         **userGroups**         | Array\<\{id}>? | Groups the user belongs to.                    |
|         **userRoles**          | Array\<\{id}>? | User roles assigned.                           |
| **dataViewOrganisationUnits**  | Array\<\{id}>? | Org units allowed for data view access.        |
| **teiSearchOrganisationUnits** | Array\<\{id}>? | Org units used for TEI searching.              |
|          **programs**          |   string[]?    | Programs assigned to the user.                 |
|          **dataSets**          |   string[]?    | Data sets the user has access to.              |
|         **patTokens**          | Array\<\{id}>? | Personal access tokens.                        |
|      **attributeValues**       |     any[]?     | Additional attribute values.                   |
|         **favorites**          |     any[]?     | User favorites stored in DHIS2.                |
|        **translations**        |     any[]?     | Translated fields for the user.                |
|       **twoFactorType**        |    string?     | Type of two-factor authentication enabled.     |