---
title: User Object (Client and Server)
slug: user-object-client-and-server
icon: {"faIcon":"fa-solid fa-person"}
createdAt: 2025-06-10T06:44:31.749Z
---

To assist in getting quick access to various details of a user record, we have two different versions of the User Object.  One for server side, one for client side. 

## Server

To access the server side version of the user object, you can access it by doing the following.

*//All lower case.*user;*//This can then be used such as. *let userId = user.getID();

| Method                    | Returns          | Description                                                                                        |
| ------------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| getID()                   | String           | This gets the ID of the currently logged in user record as a string.                               |
| getUserName()             | String           | This gets the user name of the currently logged in user record as a string.                        |
| getFirstName()            | String           | This gets the first name of the currently logged in user record as a string.                       |
| getLastName()             | String           | This gets the last name of the currently logged in user record as a string.                        |
| getEmail()                | String           | This gets the primary email of the currently logged in user record as a string.                    |
| getTimeZone()             | String           | This gets the timezone of the currently logged in user record as a string.                         |
| getCompanyID()            | String           | This gets the company ID of the currently logged in user record as a string.                       |
| getRecord()               | Table Object     | This gets the whole Table record version of the currently logged in user record as a table object. |
| getRoles()                | Array of Strings | This gets the role names of the currently logged in user record as an array of strings.            |
| hasRole(roleName: String) | Boolean          | This determines if the currently logged in user has a specific role and returns a boolean.         |
| getGroupIDs()             | Array of Strings | This gets the group IDs of the currently logged in user record as an array of strings.             |

## Client

To access the client side version of the user object, you can access it by doing the following.

```javascript
//Upper case first letter
User;

//This can then be used such as. 
let userId = User.getID();
```

| Method                    | Returns | Description                                                                                |
| ------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| getID()                   | String  | This gets the ID of the currently logged in user record as a string.                       |
| getUserName()             | String  | This gets the user name of the currently logged in user record as a string.                |
| getFirstName()            | String  | This gets the first name of the currently logged in user record as a string.               |
| getLastName()             | String  | This gets the last name of the currently logged in user record as a string.                |
| getEmail()                | String  | This gets the primary email of the currently logged in user record as a string.            |
| getTimeZone()             | String  | This gets the timezone of the currently logged in user record as a string.                 |
| getRoles()                | String  | This gets the role names of the currently logged in user record as an array of strings.    |
| hasRole(roleName: String) | Boolean | This determines if the currently logged in user has a specific role and returns a boolean. |