# Username from user mail

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/username-from-user-mail/62174>\
**Category:** Confluence Server\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [October 4, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/username-from-user-mail/62174 "2022-10-04T07:12:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DishantSharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@DishantSharma](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/DishantSharma)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/username-from-user-mail/62174/1 "2022-10-04T07:12:34Z")

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I am using confluence server 7.13.7. Is there a way through which I can get a user’s username through the user’s mail?

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**Author:** ![anon96974232](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@anon96974232](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/anon96974232)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/username-from-user-mail/62174/2 "2022-10-04T20:33:07Z")

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Isn’t this the exact same question you asked [here](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/REST-API-to-get-currently-logged-in-user-s-username/qaq-p/2152647), in the Community forum, where you were provided with a very detailed and specific answer?