I have been searching here on who else has this issue with getting the User info from HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.User.Identiy.Name
but it is always null.
I am using .net api core v5 and in my startup.cs
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { services.AddHttpContextAccessor(); ... services.AddSingleton<IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor>(); } public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env) { app.UseRouting(); app.UseCors(AllowedOrigins); app.UseAuthentication(); app.UseAuthorization(); app.UseEndpoints(endpoints => { endpoints.MapControllers(); }); } In my visual studio launchSettings.json
{ "iisSettings": { "windowsAuthentication": true, "anonymousAuthentication": true, // also turned it to false to test "iisExpress": { "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:55555/", "sslPort": 44444 } }, ... } Here is my Controller with test code to get the user info
public class MyController : ControllerBase { private readonly IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor; public MyController (IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor) { httpContextAccessor = _httpContextAccessor; } [HttpGet] public async Task<ActionResult<ReturnDto>> GetTestData() { string userName = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.User.Identity.Name; // also try to get user from ControllerBase var ControllerBaseName = this.User; Both of these test result are null. return Ok(); } } I cannot figure out why the HttpContext user is always null. I read a few post here but my startup.cs is the same. Another user said try ControllerBase.User but that is null too. I am testing this with my Visual Studio debugger
Is there another easier way to get the logged in userID?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks
