# Access XPack user's username from a plugin
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-xpack-users-username-from-a-plugin/114969
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 10, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-xpack-users-username-from-a-plugin/114969 "2018-01-10T22:08:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@mostdispleased](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mostdispleased)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-xpack-users-username-from-a-plugin/114969/1 "2018-01-10T22:08:46Z")
We have XPack installed on ES / Kibana 5.5.1. Is it possible from within a plugin to access the current Kibana user's username, and optionally if the user is viewing a dashboard to retrieve the dashboard name (not the hash)?
I have tried various service / uiExport combinations to no avail.
```
// Main plugin registration.
exports.default = function (kibana) {
return new kibana.Plugin({
id: 'bit_test_plugin',
require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch'],
// There are a couple of ways to inject content into Kibana,
// all of them are defined here. "hacks" is special in that it
// loads on every pages, whereas app may only load when the user
// visits your plugin directly.
uiExports: {
chromeNavControls: [
'plugins/bit_test_plugin/branding'
],
hacks: [
'plugins/bit_test_plugin/hack.js'
],
app: {
title: 'BIT Test Plugin',
description: 'Performs logging and adds custom navigation',
main: 'plugins/bit_test_plugin/app',
hidden: false // In production we will hide this
}
},
init(server, options){
console.warn('Init BIT Test Plugin from index.js');
// This defines an API request when you access
// http:///api/bit_test_plugin/ping
// We will use this to send the module 1000 ping since
// we can access user IP address and hopefully one day get
// the dashboard name.
server.route({
path: '/api/bit_test_plugin/ping',
method: 'GET',
handler(req, reply) {
// more to come here in the next step
reply("Hello World");
// We have the IP Address!
var ip = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.connection.remoteAddress;
// TODO: Find dashbaord name! Note: This should only be available when
// Viewing a dashboard. We only want to log when users are viewing dashboards.
var dashboard = "";
if(dashboard != "")
console.warn("User's IP Address: " + ip + " User is viewing dashboard: " + dashboard);
else
console.log("User is not viewing a dashboard");
}
});
}
});
};
module.exports = exports['default'];
```
---
### Author:  [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-xpack-users-username-from-a-plugin/114969/2 "2018-01-11T17:22:00Z")
Hi there, we don't yet officially support plugin development, so I won't be able to fully answer your question. However, there's some info available at [How to get currently logged in USERID in plugin?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-currently-logged-in-userid-in-plugin/58627/8) which looks relevant and might be able to help you.
Thanks,
CJ
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-xpack-users-username-from-a-plugin/114969/3 "2018-02-08T17:22:02Z")
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