# How do I use ESI to get id of logged in user?

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**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-do-i-use-esi-to-get-id-of-logged-in-user/255912 "2020-07-20T18:34:45Z")\
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I want to show the user their location, and for that I need their character id.  
How do I get the character id of the user that is currently logged in?

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