# dbus/unique-name
The connection's unique bus name (e.g. `":1.5"`), or `nil` before the
`HELLO` handshake completes.
## Syntax
[dbus/unique-name $conn]
## Parameters
- `$conn` — connection from `dbus/connect`
`dbus/connect` performs HELLO synchronously, so the name is normally
available as soon as connect returns.
## Examples
[dbus/unique-name $conn] # → ":1.0"
## Returns
String unique name, `nil` when not yet known, or `%Err{:message}` when the
argument is not a dbus connection.
## See Also
`dbus/connect`, `dbus/register-name`, `dbus/info`