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1**👤 valTownUser**
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3The `valTownUser` object provides a convenient interface to interact with Val Town's API and access user-specific information and functionalities.
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5## User Information
40### getId()
41Retrieves the user's ID.
42- Use case: Using the user ID for database queries or API calls.
43```ts
44import { valTownUser } from "https://esm.town/v/iamseeley/valTownUser";

13    debugMessages.push("Valtown token retrieved from environment");
14
15    const client = new ValTown({ apiKey: token });
16    debugMessages.push("ValTown client initialized");
17    

6* Fork this val to your own profile.
7* Make a folder for the temporary vals that get generated, take the ID from the URL, and put it in `tempValsParentFolderId`.
8* If you want to use OpenAI models you need to set the `OPENAI_API_KEY` [env var](https://www.val.town/settings/environment-variables).
9* If you want to use Anthropic models you need to set the `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` [env var](https://www.val.town/settings/environment-variables).
10* Create a [Val Town API token](https://www.val.town/settings/api), open the browser preview of this val, and use the API token as the password to log in.
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12<img width=500 src="https://imagedelivery.net/iHX6Ovru0O7AjmyT5yZRoA/7077d1b5-1fa7-4a9b-4b93-f8d01d3e4f00/public"/>

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13## API
14
15This val uses the [icanhazdadjoke API](https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api). You can find [more docs here](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api), such as how to [filter by type](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api?tab=readme-ov-file#grab-jokes-by-type).

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4export async function dailyDadJoke() {
5  let { setup, punchline } = await fetchJSON("https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/random_joke");
6  return email({
7    text: punchline,

113. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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13## API
14
15This val uses the [icanhazdadjoke API](https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api). You can find [more docs here](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api), such as how to [filter by type](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api?tab=readme-ov-file#grab-jokes-by-type).

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4export async function dailyDadJoke() {
5  let { setup, punchline } = await fetchJSON("https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/random_joke");
6  return email({
7    text: punchline,

9[![](https://stevekrouse-button.express.val.run/Install)](https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse/blob_admin_app/fork)
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11It uses [basic authentication](https://www.val.town/v/pomdtr/basicAuth) with your [Val Town API Token](https://www.val.town/settings/api) as the password (leave the username field blank).
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13# TODO

113. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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13## API
14
15This val uses the [icanhazdadjoke API](https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api). You can find [more docs here](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api), such as how to [filter by type](https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api?tab=readme-ov-file#grab-jokes-by-type).

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4export async function dailyDadJoke() {
5  let { setup, punchline } = await fetchJSON("https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/random_joke");
6  return email({
7    text: punchline,