Accessing Authenticated User Data
Last updated on June 26, 2024.
This document guides you in accessing the information of authenticated users.
Prerequisites
To follow the steps in this tutorial, you must understand the required directory structure for your codebase and understand the concepts of pages, users, and GraphQL. In addition you must follow the previous tutorials in the Users section to have information regarding authenticated users stored and ready for access.
Steps
Accessing authenticated user data is a two-step process:
- Step 1: Create a GraphQL query
- Step 2: Fetch information from the GraphQL file
Step 1: Create a GraphQL query
app/graphql/current_user.graphql
Step 2: Fetch information from the GraphQL file
On any given page (including the layout itself), you can add this liquid tag:
Be careful with adding queries to the layout.
This tag fetches information defined in the GraphQL file for the currently logged-in user and stores it in a variable named . The returned data is a standard hash so you can display it via .
Next steps
Congratulations! You know how to access the information of authenticated users. Now you can learn about sending an Email Notification to a newly signed-up user: Creating an Email Notification
