Returns the email of the user running the script.
class Session method .getActiveUser()
Session is the Apps Script service.
.getActiveUser() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Log who ran the script in an audit column.
- Personalize messages with the runner's email.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getActiveUser. Write Session.getActiveUser(), not Session.getActiveUser or getActiveUser by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like Session.getActiveUser().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write Session.getActiveUser(), not Session .getActiveUser(), Session.getActiveUser (), or Session . getActiveUser().
- Wrong capitalization. Use Session and getActiveUser, not session or getactiveuser.
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Related methods
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.getEffectiveUser()
Returns the email of the user whose permissions the script is using.
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.getTemporaryActiveUserKey()
Returns a temporary key that identifies the current user.
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.getScriptTimeZone()
Returns the time zone set on the script project.
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