---
title: "The authenticated user"
method: GET
path: "/api/users/me"
tags: ["users"]
---

# The authenticated user

`GET /api/users/me`

This endpoint allows the client to retrieve information about the authenticated user.

### Usage Tips:
- Requires a valid `api-key` header to identify the user.
- Useful for checking permissions, verifying linking state, or retrieving user-specific profile settings.

## Response `200`

successful

- object

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

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- **2026-07-13** (v1) `189b62b952ea` — 1 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 1 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 1 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/users/me/get.md)

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