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Retrieve username of user who updated list item

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Posted on by NM-07111604-0 4
Please see below I wish to retrieve the username of the person who updated the list triggering the flow. But can figure it out. Please help. 
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    David_MA 12,980 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Do you want their actual user login name rather than their name or e-mail address? If you need their name or e-mail address, that information is provided with the trigger under dynamic content:
     
    If you need the login name, that is a bit tricker to get.
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    NM-07111604-0 4 on at
    Thanks David, I'm afraid I don't get that option from within the post message in a chat or channel action box. 
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    NM-07111604-0 4 on at
    Ah it works now, I had limited columns by view in the original trigger so some of the dynamic content wasn't available.

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