---
title: "Frontend user"
manual: "TYPO3 Explained"
version: "11.5"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3-request-attribute-frontend-user@11.5"
source: "ApiOverview/RequestLifeCycle/RequestAttributes/FrontendUser.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-21T15:30:00+00:00"
---

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# Frontend user {#typo3-request-attribute-frontend-user}

The `frontend.user` frontend request attribute provides the
`\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Authentication\FrontendUserAuthentication` object.

Example:

```php
$frontendUser = $request->getAttribute('frontend.user');
$groupData = $frontendUser->fetchGroupData($request);
```