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# Get the authenticated user

GET https://api.contentful.com/users/me

This endpoint returns details about your Contentful user account.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/users/get-the-authenticated-user

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "2faEnabled": true,
  "activated": true,
  "avatarUrl": "https://images.ctfassets.net/abcd1234",
  "confirmed": true,
  "email": "dwight@dundermifflin.com",
  "firstName": "Dwight",
  "lastName": "Schrute",
  "signInCount": 1,
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-02-23T05:19:48.000Z",
    "id": "exampleuserid",
    "type": "User",
    "updatedAt": "2025-02-23T05:19:48.000Z",
    "version": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Fetch User.
client
    .users()
    .async()
    .fetchMe(
        new CMACallback<CMAUser>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMAUser result) {
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful")
                .setMessage("Successfully fetched your user information." +
                    "\n\nResult: " + result)
                .show();
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not fetch your information." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Fetch Entry.
final CMAUser me =
    client
        .users()
        .fetchMe();
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

// Fetch Entry.
val me = client
        .users()
        .fetchMe()
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

client.getCurrentUser()
.then((user) => console.log(user.fullName))
.catch(console.error)
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$user = $client->getUserMe();
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

user = client.users.me
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

ui_extension = client.users().me()
```

```.net .NET
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var user = await client.GetCurrentUser();
```

```javascript JavaScript
No snippet for this SDK.
```