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# Get current user

> Returns the profile of the user associated with the API key.

<Info>Requires the `users:read` scope.</Info>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="number" required>
  Unique user identifier.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="email" type="string" required>
  Email address.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string" required>
  Display name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="avatar_url" type="string | null">
  Profile picture URL. `null` if no avatar is set.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
  UTC ISO-8601 timestamp of when the account was created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "id": 12,
    "email": "alice@example.com",
    "name": "Alice",
    "avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatars/alice.png",
    "created_at": "2026-01-10T09:00:00.000Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json 401 theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Invalid API key"
  }
  ```

  ```json 403 theme={null}
  {
    "error": "Scope 'users:read' is required for this endpoint"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>