---
type: api
title: Fetch current user information
description: Fetch current user information.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/v4/operation/operation-get-current-user
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/v4/operation/operation-get-current-user
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# Fetch current user information

## Paths

- `GET` `/user`

## Description

Fetch current user information.

## Authentication

- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`
- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`

## Responses

#### `200`

User successfully fetched

`application/json`

- `user_name` (string)
  The user's identifier
- `security` (object)
  A user's security information
  - `roles` (string[])
    The set of roles assigned to a user
  - `permissions` (string[])
    The distinct set of permissions allowed by the user's roles. These correspond to operationId values in the OpenAPI definition.
  - `elevated_permissions` (object)
    A user's elevated permissions status
    - `enabled` (boolean)
      True if the user has elevated permissions
    - `expires_at` (string · format: date-time)
      The time at which the user's elevated permissions expire
  - `password` (string)
    The user's password. Only used when modifying a user.
  - `enabled` (boolean)
    True if the user is enabled
  - `security_realm` (object)
    The security realm the user belongs to
    - `type` (enum)
      The type of the security realm
      Values: `native`, `ldap`, `saml`, `active_directory`
    - `id` (string)
      The identifier for the security realm
- `metadata` (object)
  Metadata for a user
  - `created_by` (string)
    The Id of the user that created this user
  - `created_at` (string · format: date-time)
    The date and time when the user was created
  - `updated_by` (string)
    The Id of the user that last updated this user
  - `updated_at` (string · format: date-time)
    The date and time when the user was last updated
  - `first_login_at` (string · format: date-time)
    The date and time when the user first logged in
  - `last_login_at` (string · format: date-time)
    The date and time when the user last logged in
- `full_name` (string)
  The user's optional full name
- `email` (string)
  The user's optional email address
- `builtin` (boolean)
  True if the user is a built-in read-only user
#### `401`

Invalid user authentication. (code: `root.unauthenticated`)

`application/json`

- `errors` (object[])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request
  - `code` (string)
    A structured code representing the error type that occurred
  - `message` (string)
    A human readable message describing the error that occurred
  - `fields` (string[])
    If the error can be tied to a specific field or fields in the user request, this lists those fields
##### Response headers

- `x-cloud-error-codes` (enum)
  The error codes associated with the response

#### `404`

User not found. (code: `user.not_found`)

`application/json`

- `errors` (object[])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request
  - `code` (string)
    A structured code representing the error type that occurred
  - `message` (string)
    A human readable message describing the error that occurred
  - `fields` (string[])
    If the error can be tied to a specific field or fields in the user request, this lists those fields
##### Response headers

- `x-cloud-error-codes` (enum)
  The error codes associated with the response

## Code examples

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "${API_URL}/user" \
  -u "${USERNAME}:${PASSWORD}"
```