# Get current user locale

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-current-user-locale/304557
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-current-user-locale/304557 "2024-04-19T02:43:40Z")
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### Author: ![Mudit\_Maheshwari](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mudit_maheshwari/32/331278_2.png) [@Mudit\_Maheshwari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mudit_Maheshwari)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-current-user-locale/304557/1 "2024-04-19T02:43:40Z")

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Hello!

Is there a way to get the current user locale? I see that `discourse/models/user` has an attribute for the locale, but it is not populated when the app starts. Wondering why is that the case. Is it possible to get the user locale without making an API call?

Thanks for the help.