Get the email address or principal identifier of the user that's running the query.
SESSION_USER
SESSION_USER()
Description
For first-party users, returns the email address of the user that's running the query. For third-party users, returns the principal identifier of the user that's running the query. For more information about identities, see Principals.
Return Data Type
STRING
Example
SELECTSESSION_USER()asuser;/*----------------------* | user | +----------------------+ | jdoe@example.com | *----------------------*/
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