# Return username

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/return-username/5658>\
**Category:** Grafana Plugin Development\
**Created:** [February 22, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/return-username/5658 "2018-02-22T07:55:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sk1194](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@sk1194](https://community.grafana.com/u/sk1194)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/return-username/5658/1 "2018-02-22T07:55:12Z")

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Is there any possibility letting a variable return the name of the user (grafana), who is currently logged in?

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**Author:** ![anon34853223](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@anon34853223](https://community.grafana.com/u/anon34853223)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/return-username/5658/2 "2018-02-22T09:39:41Z")

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Closed on February 22, 2018, 9:39am UTC

Duplicate of [Grafana templating by logged in user](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-templating-by-logged-in-user/1724)