# Guest Mode (beta): Retrieve Screen name using API / x-zoom-app-context

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/guest-mode-beta-retrieve-screen-name-using-api-x-zoom-app-context/67288>\
**Category:** Zoom Apps\
**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/guest-mode-beta-retrieve-screen-name-using-api-x-zoom-app-context/67288 "2022-04-08T15:40:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![philipp.seeser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/philipp.seeser/32/36102_2.png) [@philipp.seeser](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/philipp.seeser)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/guest-mode-beta-retrieve-screen-name-using-api-x-zoom-app-context/67288/1 "2022-04-08T15:40:55Z")

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Is there another way to retrieve the guest screen name, than just using [getUserContext()](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/beta-docs/zoom-apps/js-sdk/apis/#getusercontext) ?

Could the screen name be already included in the x-zoom-app-context?

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/guest-mode-beta-retrieve-screen-name-using-api-x-zoom-app-context/67288/2 "2022-04-11T18:53:03Z")

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Hey @philipp.seeser,

On the server-side, you can call the [Get a User API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/user) with the /me context in order to obtain information about the user.

I think including the screen name in the context is a great idea. You can submit a feature request through our ideas portal: [https://portal.productboard.com/nsh3c2ofzhlj5rstqxwnbfp4/tabs/27-now](https://portal.productboard.com/nsh3c2ofzhlj5rstqxwnbfp4/tabs/27-now)

Thanks,  
Max