Get Current User Info

GET /users/me

Get Current User Info

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/users/me \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "email": "<string>",
  "password": "<string>"
}
'

200

{
  "id": 123,
  "username": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "password": "<string>",
  "role": "<string>"
}

Overview

Retrieves the current authenticated user’s information by validating their email and password credentials.

Authentication

This endpoint requires:

• A valid JWT token in the Authorization header
• The user must have ROLE_USER authority
• Valid email and password in the request body

Request

Headers

Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>
Content-Type: application/json

Body Parameters

email · string · required

The email address of the user

password · string · required

The user’s password

Response

id · long

The unique identifier of the user

username · string

The username of the user

email · string

The email address of the user

password · string

The encrypted password of the user

role · string

The role assigned to the user (e.g., ROLE_USER, ROLE_ADMIN)

Example Request

curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/users/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "password": "NorUs1234"
  }'

Example Response

{
  "id": 2,
  "username": "normal-user",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "password": "$2a$10$zAjODzgBZhCuL80b1OT51.jpYuOB8WmwqZ/u9ls4Xf7r0.7Vh9.jy",
  "role": "ROLE_USER"
}

Error Responses

400 Bad Request

Returned when the request body validation fails.

{
  "message": "Error de validacion",
  "statusCode": 400,
  "errors": [
    "Email is required",
    "Password is required"
  ]
}

401 Unauthorized

Returned when:

• No JWT token is provided
• The JWT token is invalid or expired
• The credentials (email/password) are incorrect

{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Authentication failed"
}

403 Forbidden

Returned when the user does not have the required ROLE_USER authority.

{
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "Access denied"
}

How to Get a JWT Token

Before calling this endpoint, you need to authenticate and obtain a JWT token:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "password": "NorUs1234"
  }'

The login response will include a token field that you can use in the Authorization header.