get_userdata() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves user info by user ID.

Parameters

$user_idintrequired: User ID

Return

WP_User|false WP_User object on success, false on failure.

Source

function get_userdata( $user_id ) {
	return get_user_by( 'id', $user_id );
}

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Uses	Description
get_user_by()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Retrieves user info by a given field.

Used by	Description
wp_is_password_reset_allowed_for_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Checks if password reset is allowed for a specific user.
wp_list_users()`wp-includes/user.php`	Lists all the users of the site, with several options available.
WP_REST_Templates_Controller::prepare_item_for_database()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php`	Prepares a single template for create or update.
wp_ajax_send_password_reset()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles sending a password reset link via AJAX.
wpmu_new_site_admin_notification()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Notifies the Multisite network administrator that a new site was created.
WP_REST_Application_Passwords_Controller::get_user()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-application-passwords-controller.php`	Gets the requested user.
wp_is_application_passwords_available_for_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Checks if Application Passwords is available for a specific user.
WP_Query::generate_postdata()`wp-includes/class-wp-query.php`	Generates post data.
WP_Customize_Manager::get_lock_user_data()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php`	Gets lock user data.
WP_REST_Users_Controller::get_user()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php`	Get the user, if the ID is valid.
WP_REST_Users_Controller::delete_item()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php`	Deletes a single user.
WP_REST_Posts_Controller::prepare_item_for_database()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php`	Prepares a single post for create or update.
get_oembed_response_data()`wp-includes/embed.php`	Retrieves the oEmbed response data for a given post.
WP_Posts_List_Table::column_title()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php`	Handles the title column output.
wp_ajax_destroy_sessions()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles destroying multiple open sessions for a user via AJAX.
get_editable_user_ids()`wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php`	Gets the IDs of any users who can edit posts.
grant_super_admin()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Grants Super Admin privileges.
revoke_super_admin()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Revokes Super Admin privileges.
refresh_user_details()`wp-admin/includes/ms.php`	Cleans the user cache for a specific user.
wp_check_locked_posts()`wp-admin/includes/misc.php`	Checks lock status for posts displayed on the Posts screen.
wp_refresh_post_lock()`wp-admin/includes/misc.php`	Checks lock status on the New/Edit Post screen and refresh the lock.
default_password_nag_edit_user()`wp-admin/includes/user.php`
edit_user()`wp-admin/includes/user.php`	Edit user settings based on contents of $_POST
get_user_to_edit()`wp-admin/includes/user.php`	Retrieve user data and filter it.
WP_Users_List_Table::single_row()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php`	Generates HTML for a single row on the users.php admin panel.
wp_check_post_lock()`wp-admin/includes/post.php`	Determines whether the post is currently being edited by another user.
_admin_notice_post_locked()`wp-admin/includes/post.php`	Outputs the HTML for the notice to say that someone else is editing or has taken over editing of this post.
wp_ajax_wp_fullscreen_save_post()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles saving posts from the fullscreen editor via AJAX.
wp_ajax_add_user()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles adding a user via AJAX.
wp_ajax_inline_save()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles Quick Edit saving a post from a list table via AJAX.
confirm_delete_users()`wp-admin/includes/ms.php`
author_can()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Returns whether the author of the supplied post has the specified capability.
user_can()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Returns whether a particular user has the specified capability.
is_super_admin()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Determines whether user is a site admin.
wp_new_user_notification()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Emails login credentials to a newly-registered user.
wp_notify_postauthor()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Notifies an author (and/or others) of a comment/trackback/pingback on a post.
wp_notify_moderator()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Notifies the moderator of the site about a new comment that is awaiting approval.
wp_generate_auth_cookie()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Generates authentication cookie contents.
user_can_create_post()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can create a post.
user_can_create_draft()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can create a post.
user_can_edit_post()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can edit a post.
user_can_set_post_date()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can set new posts’ dates.
user_can_edit_post_date()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can delete a post.
user_can_edit_user()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Can user can edit other user.
WP::register_globals()`wp-includes/class-wp.php`	Set up the WordPress Globals.
WP_Query::get_queried_object()`wp-includes/class-wp-query.php`	Retrieves the currently queried object.
get_edit_user_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the edit user link.
get_permalink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the full permalink for the current post or post ID.
wp_admin_bar_edit_menu()`wp-includes/admin-bar.php`	Provides an edit link for posts and terms.
wp_update_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Updates a user in the database.
wp_insert_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Inserts a user into the database.
is_user_member_of_blog()`wp-includes/user.php`	Finds out whether a user is a member of a given blog.
setup_userdata()`wp-includes/user.php`	Sets up global user vars.
wp_dropdown_users()`wp-includes/user.php`	Creates dropdown HTML content of users.
get_user_option()`wp-includes/user.php`	Retrieves user option that can be either per Site or per Network.
redirect_canonical()`wp-includes/canonical.php`	Redirects incoming links to the proper URL based on the site url.
wpmu_welcome_user_notification()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Notifies a user that their account activation has been successful.
wpmu_log_new_registrations()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Logs the user email, IP, and registration date of a new site.
newuser_notify_siteadmin()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Notifies the network admin that a new user has been activated.
wpmu_welcome_notification()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Notifies the site administrator that their site activation was successful.
add_user_to_blog()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Adds a user to a blog, along with specifying the user’s role.
remove_user_from_blog()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Removes a user from a blog.
get_author_posts_url()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the URL to the author page for the user with the ID provided.
wp_list_authors()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Lists all the authors of the site, with several options available.
get_the_author_meta()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.
get_the_modified_author()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the author who last edited the current post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getRecentPosts()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves list of recent posts.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_newPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Creates a new post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getUser()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a user.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getProfile()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves information about the requesting user.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_prepare_page()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Prepares page data for return in an XML-RPC object.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_insert_post()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Helper method for wp_newPost() and wp_editPost(), containing shared logic.
get_comment_class()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Returns the classes for the comment div as an array.
get_comment_author()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves the author of the current comment.
wp_allow_comment()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Validates whether this comment is allowed to be made.

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0.71	Introduced.

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Codex 9 years ago

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Basic Usage
The get_userdata() function returns an object of the user’s data. You can echo various parts of the returned object or loop through the data to display it all.

Example displaying certain parts:
```
<?php $user_info = get_userdata(1);
      echo 'Username: ' . $user_info->user_login . "\n";
      echo 'User roles: ' . implode(', ', $user_info->roles) . "\n";
      echo 'User ID: ' . $user_info->ID . "\n";
?>
```
Results in:

Username: admin
User roles: administrator
User ID: 1

You can also assign certain parts into individual variables for displaying later or in multiple places.

Example for extracting certain parts:
```
<?php $user_info = get_userdata(1);
      $username = $user_info->user_login;
      $first_name = $user_info->first_name;
      $last_name = $user_info->last_name;
      echo "$first_name $last_name logs into her WordPress site with the user name of $username.";
?>
```
Results in:

Harriet Smith logs into her WordPress site with the user name of mrssmith.
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Rohit Sharma 5 years ago

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```
$user_info = get_userdata(1);
$user_name = $user_info->display_name;
$user_email = $user_info->user_email;
echo $user_name .", ". $user_email;
```
Result : John, John@example.com
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Accessing Usermeta Data
```
<?php $user_info = get_userdata(1);
      echo $user_info->last_name .  ", " . $user_info->first_name . "\n";
?>
```
Results in:

Doe, John
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