# \[Solved\] How can I use custom usernames with Firebase Authentication? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** solved, auth\ **Created:** [March 18, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671 "2020-03-18T02:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Leito](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leito)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/1 "2020-03-18T02:45:18Z")
How can I create the condition for users to make different Usernames in Firebase? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/2 "2020-03-18T02:48:54Z")
Hard work! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NLWHEiH1FZY/maxresdefault.jpg "Custom Usernames with Firebase Authentication") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLWHEiH1FZY) > ---
**Author:** ![Leito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Leito](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leito)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/3 "2020-03-18T02:54:53Z")
Okey, thats the next level, lol. I will try making a friend list using mail and UserID, Do you have some tip? Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/4 "2020-03-18T02:59:22Z")
I’m not sure off hand. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. ---
**Author:** ![Leito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Leito](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leito)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/5 "2020-03-18T03:06:42Z")
I would like that the users could connect each other to play online. Like a friend list where you add a friend by his “username” mail, or something like that ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/6 "2020-03-18T04:03:25Z")
Check it out! It wasn’t bad at all. I just made an example here [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/8cf904520e6490cb395f736ce27839fa](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/8cf904520e6490cb395f736ce27839fa) ---
**Author:** ![Leito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Leito](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leito)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/7 "2020-03-18T05:45:29Z")
Thanks you very much! This was really helpfull!!! ---
**Author:** ![simonwriteclubdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@simonwriteclubdi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/simonwriteclubdi)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/8 "2022-08-28T17:10:55Z")
Hi Jared, I was trying to open the above link but I think it is deleted as this was from a while ago, but I am currently trying to do the same thing and have a username so so that when people use the app they can have a unique username for leaderboards etc. Could you help me with this? Thank you for your time, Simon ---
**Author:** ![simonwriteclubdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@simonwriteclubdi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/simonwriteclubdi)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/10 "2022-08-28T19:16:29Z")
Thanks so much Jared. I’ll have a go at this tomorrow. Simon ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-use-custom-usernames-with-firebase-authentication/520671/11 "2024-11-08T11:40:23Z")