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# Function: getUser()

> **getUser**(`catalogDir`): (`id`) => `Promise`<`User`>

Defined in: users.ts:24

Returns a user from EventCatalog.

## Parameters[​](#parameters "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter    | Type     |
| ------------ | -------- |
| `catalogDir` | `string` |

## Returns[​](#returns "Direct link to Returns")

`Function`

### Parameters[​](#parameters-1 "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter | Type     |
| --------- | -------- |
| `id`      | `string` |

### Returns[​](#returns-1 "Direct link to Returns")

`Promise`<`User`>

## Example[​](#example "Direct link to Example")

```
import utils from '@eventcatalog/utils';

const { getUser } = utils('/path/to/eventcatalog');

// Gets the user with the given id
const user = await getUser('eventcatalog-core-user');
```