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June 22, 2020
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How Often Does a user's OculusID change?

  • June 22, 2020
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Hey guys,

I know a user's Oculus id, as in the id you retrieve after calling Oculus.Platform.Users.GetLoggedInUser(), is subject to change. Does anyone know how often this happens? Is it periodic? Or does it just happen under specific circumstances?

For example I may retrieve OculusID 2100927089938923 one day and 3410928012258949 the next for the same logged in user.

Let me know. Thanks!
    Best answer by MikeF
    thats correct, each app ID will yield a different user ID for that specific app

    6 replies

    rhgalaxy
    Inspiring
    June 23, 2020
    I don't think the Id ever changes, what would be the point in having an Id that is not the same always for the same user? Have you seen this? But the username can be changed by the user.
    GigaSoraAuthor
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    June 24, 2020
    Yeah while testing my application I was using my Id in a hard-coded way and one day it just stopped working. Pulled down my new one and it was different than the old one, replaced it and it worked again. I agree with you rh_galaxy, it is strange.
    MikeF
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    June 24, 2020
    I've never seen an oculus ID change, this should be specific to your app ID and permanent for the life of the application
    GigaSoraAuthor
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    June 24, 2020
    @MikeF
    Are you saying the oculus ID for the same person is different for each app ID? Like if I create another app on the dashboard and then grab my Oculus Id while using that app it will be different from the last app? 
    MikeFAnswer
    Inspiring
    June 24, 2020
    thats correct, each app ID will yield a different user ID for that specific app
    GigaSoraAuthor
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    June 24, 2020
    @MikeF Ohhhhh. Interesting, yeah that's what it was then. Thanks!
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