SharePoint 2013 get current user using JavaScript

Question

How to get current user name using JavaScript in Script Editor web part?

Answer 1

To get current user info:

jQuery.ajax({
    url: _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl + "/_api/web/currentuser",
    type: "GET",
    headers: { "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose" }
}).done(function( data ){
    console.log( data );
    console.log( data.d.Title );
}).fail(function(){
    console.log( failed );
});