Title: WP_Application_Passwords::application_name_exists_for_user
Published: March 9, 2021
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Application_Passwords::application_name_exists_for_user( int $user_id, string $name ): bool

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Checks if an application password with the given name exists for this user.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$user_id`intrequired

User ID.

`$name`stringrequired

Application name.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 bool Whether the provided application name exists.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public static function application_name_exists_for_user( $user_id, $name ) {
    	$passwords = static::get_user_application_passwords( $user_id );

    	foreach ( $passwords as $password ) {
    		if ( strtolower( $password['name'] ) === strtolower( $name ) ) {
    			return true;
    		}
    	}

    	return false;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_application_passwords/application_name_exists_for_user/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.7.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.7.0/) | Introduced. |

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