# How to retrieve userID

**URL:** <https://forum.openreplay.com/t/how-to-retrieve-userid/80>\
**Category:** Community Guides\
**Tags:** tracker\
**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.openreplay.com/t/how-to-retrieve-userid/80 "2024-04-16T00:02:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![dave-the-developer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@dave-the-developer](https://forum.openreplay.com/u/dave-the-developer)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.openreplay.com/t/how-to-retrieve-userid/80/1 "2024-04-16T00:02:42Z")

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Hello, is there a way to `getUserId` I’ve set when i started tracker? I mean in code in some later point after tracker.start({userId:‘some-id@mail.no’}) and later something like tracker.getUserId() (or something similar) ?  
Alternately how can i find out if it is setup or it is anonymous session?

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**Author:** ![mehdi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex006/user_avatar/forum.openreplay.com/mehdi/32/50_2.png) [@mehdi](https://forum.openreplay.com/u/mehdi)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.openreplay.com/t/how-to-retrieve-userid/80/2 "2024-04-16T00:03:33Z")

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