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title: CurrentUserRecId
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/currentuserrecid
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:27.652Z
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Returns the RecID (unique record identifier) for the user associated with the current session. Use this function to access other properties for a user if you already know the RecID of the user.

## Syntax

`CurrentUserRecId()`

## Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see [Notes on "Enabled For"](docId\:u26v9feCFs6iLwA0-PVJd).

| Business Object Category                                                                                                 | Yes/No |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |
| Business Rules: Before-Save Rules                                                                                        | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load)                                 | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load)                              | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load)                                      | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Editing Rules                                                                                            | Yes2   |
| Business Rules: Initialization Rules                                                                                     | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Read Only Rules                                                                                          | No     |
| Business Rules: Required Rules                                                                                           | Yes2   |
| Business Rules: Validation Rules                                                                                         | Yes1   |
| Client Expressions                                                                                                       | No     |
| Object Permissions                                                                                                       | Yes    |
| Services                                                                                                                 | Yes    |
| LDAP                                                                                                                     | Yes    |
| Mobile                                                                                                                   | Yes    |
| Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)                                                                                  | Yes1   |
| UI Quick Actions                                                                                                         | No     |
| Reports                                                                                                                  | Yes1   |
| Search/Dashboard without field references                                                                                | Yes1   |
| Search/Dashboard with field references                                                                                   | Yes1   |
| 1. Except in services.<br />2. Except in services and when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field. |        |

## Parameters

None.

## Return Value

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Text value.
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## Examples

`$(CurrentUserRecId())`

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In one example, the above function returns FB884D18F7B746A0992880F2DFFE749C.
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*CurrentUserRecId() Example*

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The above is an example of using this function in a quick action.
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