How can I get the username of the logged-in user in Django?

python django django-models django-views django-templates

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Solution 1

You can use the request object to find the logged in user

def my_view(request):
    username = None
    if request.user.is_authenticated():
        username = request.user.username

According to https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/releases/1.10/

In version Django 2.0 the syntax has changed to

request.user.is_authenticated

Solution 2

request.user.get_username() or request.user.username, former is preferred.

Django docs say:

Since the User model can be swapped out, you should use this method instead of referencing the username attribute directly.

P.S. For templates, use {{ user.get_username }}

Solution 3

'request.user' has the logged in user.
'request.user.username' will return username of logged in user.

Solution 4

For classed based views use self.request.user.id

Solution 5

You can use this to get the logged-in user's username :-

Just write this in template.

{{ request.user.username }}

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Cris Towi

Updated on July 05, 2022

Comments

Cris Towi almost 2 years
How can I get information about the logged-in user in a Django application?

For example:

I need to know the username of the logged-in user to say who posted a Review:
```
<form id='formulario' method='POST' action=''>
    <h2>Publica tu tuit, {{ usuario.username.title }} </h2>
    {% csrf_token %}
    {{formulario.as_p}}
    <p><input type='submit' value='Confirmar' /></p>
</form>
```
In usuario.username.title I get the username, but in the template, I need to get that information from the view.
- karthikr almost 11 years
  
  what is usario is it the user object or the userprofile ?
- Cris Towi almost 11 years
  
  Yes, is the profile, but i need to get the username in the view to save in the model. =)
- karthikr almost 11 years
  
  ok. .check the answer. that is how you access the username from the view
ray6080 about 10 years

To use this, you must have the request template context processor installed in your settings.py. see this
Sathish over 9 years

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ancho over 8 years

it will return User object. you can get some user properties from this object.
Ricardo G Saraiva almost 5 years

Request param on method, i just use request.user.id for example
Mr Coder almost 3 years

if request.user.is_authenticated(): TypeError: 'bool' object is not callable can you help on it django 3.2
Gathide almost 2 years

Is 'Function-Based-Views...' an old way of writing views?
Luan Fonseca almost 2 years

Hi @Gathide, yea. If you see this answer is from 2013... back then the Class-based views weren't really a thing, nowadays the Request processor is pretty standard on templates and you can just use {{ request.user.username }}. I recommend you reading this: docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/class-based-views/intro