Get sys_id from current user using REST API Services

[markwinap]

Hi, Im using Authorization code grant flow (OAuth 2) to authenticate users and get them access to Service Now RESTful APIs. My question is, how do i get the user sys_id (similar to  var currentUser = gs.getUser(); gs.info(currentUser.getID());) using the available RESTful APIs.

My current workaround is,POST to the incident table and get the sys_id from opened_by key

[SanjivMeher]

You can use gs.getUserID() to get the sys id of the current user

[markwinap]

sanjivmeher, thanks for your response however im looking into REST API services only for a server-less application

[SanjivMeher]

Can you elaborate more? 

You are sending a rest api to ServiceNow? And you want to send response back with the sysid of the user using which you are sending the rest api?

[markwinap]

That is correct