# Include username with JavaScript error reports

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [January 16, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068 "2015-01-16T01:17:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068/1 "2015-01-16T01:17:09Z")

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Is it possible to include the username (if the user is logged in) with JavaScript error reports?

This would be very useful in following up on problems, devices, configurations etc.

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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068/2 "2015-01-16T17:02:19Z")

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Not a bad idea, could even help debug some. @Sam?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068/3 "2015-01-17T00:33:02Z")

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Before we do this we need to suppress a lot more of the noise notifications that go in here from malfunctioning browsers and so forth.

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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-username-with-javascript-error-reports/24068/4 "2025-12-04T11:33:28Z")

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