{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/acl-whoami",
  "title": "ACL WHOAMI",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/acl-whoami/",
  "summary": "Returns the authenticated username of the current connection.",
  "since": "6.0.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-01-30T12:29:26-06:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "ae85179d43c5c67d799a0f3054d91c65e209ab04117b856e3d9e05bd840f8594",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Return the username the current connection is authenticated with.\nNew connections are authenticated with the \"default\" user. They\ncan change user using [`AUTH`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/auth)."
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility",
      "title": "Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style=\"min-width: 9em; display: table-cell\">Notes</span> |\n|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|\n| <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Supported\"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Supported\"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> | Not supported for [scripts](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/programmability). |"
    },
    {
      "id": "return-information",
      "title": "Return information",
      "role": "returns",
      "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n[Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the username of the current connection.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the username of the current connection."
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "examples-ex0",
      "language": "plaintext",
      "code": "> ACL WHOAMI\n\"default\"",
      "section_id": "examples"
    }
  ]
}