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# currentUser

Retrieves the currently authenticated user.

```graphql
currentUser: User
```

### Type

#### [`User`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/user.md) object

Represents a user in Collibra Data Access. It can be a human user or a machine user (service account) which groups accounts in different data sources.