The User function in Power Apps is used to retrieve information about the currently logged-in Power Apps users. It provides details such as the user’s full name, email address, Entra object id and profile image.
This function is particularly useful for personalizing the user experience within the app.
Syntax:
User()
The User function returns a record with the following fields:
- User().FullName: The full name including first and last name of the current user.
- User().Email: The email address of the current user. It returns the User Principal Name (UPN). A UPN is a username and domain in the format of an email address.
- User().Image: The URL of the user’s profile picture (if available).
- User().EntraObjectId: Microsoft Entra Object ID of the current user. This id is useful for calling APIs that use this value. This is a GUID value and unique for each user.
Using User function to get the current user information
Get the current logged-in user’s full name
Add a Text label control and go to OnSelect property of Text lable and write below formula.
User().FullName
It retunrs the full name of the current user, including first and last names.
Get the current logged-in user’s email address
Add a Text label control and go to OnSelect property of Text lable and write below formula.
User().Email
It retunrs the email address of the current user.
Get the current logged-in user’s profile picture
Add a Image control and go to Image property of Image control and write below formula.
User().Image
It displays the image of current user.
Get the current logged-in user’s Microsoft Entra Object ID
Add a Text label control and go to OnSelect property of Text lable and write below formula.
User().EntraObjectId
It returns the Microsoft Entra Object ID of the current user.
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