# useUser hook

the `useUser` hook is used to get the current user. this returns a [User](https://docs.minchat.io/reference/user) object.

```javascript
import { useUser } from '@minchat/reactnative';
```

the user returned is the user that was set as the `currentUser` when [setting up the MinChatProvider](https://docs.minchat.io/getting-started/using-react-native#initialize-minchatprovider)

```javascript
const user = useUser()
```