# Using Custom Actions with active user

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-custom-actions-with-active-user/41739>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-custom-actions-with-active-user/41739 "2022-05-07T18:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ohgingersnaps](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ohgingersnaps/32/42425_2.png) [@ohgingersnaps](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ohgingersnaps)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-custom-actions-with-active-user/41739/1 "2022-05-07T18:59:19Z")

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Hi there!

Struggling to use the custom action button to say “if this user is logged in, they can click this button, but not this one.” I have the permissions all set and added a column to my spread sheet, but it doesn’t let those users click that button.

Anyone know what step I’m missing here?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-custom-actions-with-active-user/41739/2 "2022-05-07T20:25:16Z")

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You should be able to just check if the user profile email is empty or not empty. There should be no attach user profile record is a user is not signed in. If they are signed in, then their own user profile record should be linked and you can check if the email is empty or not.