# GetAuthenticatedUser method

Retrieves information about the authenticated user.

## Returns

| Name | Description | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qReturn | UserDirectory=<directory>; UserId=<identifier> | String |

## See also

[Get information about the authenticated user](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/csh/engineapi/get-information-about-authenticated-user)