---
name: "npm-whoami"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "npm"
version: "9.2.0~ds1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npm-whoami"
---

# npm-whoami(1)

## NAME

**npm-whoami**

## Synopsis

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Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

## Description

Display the npm username of the currently logged-in user.

If logged into a registry that provides token-based authentication, then\
 connect to the **/-/whoami** registry endpoint to find the username\
 associated with the token, and print to standard output.

If logged into a registry that uses Basic Auth, then simply print the\
 **username** portion of the authentication string.

## Configuration

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## See Also

- •

  npm config

- •

  npmrc

- •

  npm adduser