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Get current user

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/users/me

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Retrieves information about the user who is currently authenticated.

In the case of a client-side authenticated OAuth 2.0 application this will be the user who authorized the app.

In the case of a JWT, server-side authenticated application this will be the service account that belongs to the application by default.

Use the As-User header to change who this API call is made on behalf of.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Query Parameters

string arrayin queryoptional
id,type,name

A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.

Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.

Response

application/jsonUser (Full)

Returns a single user object.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

Learn more about Box SDK versionig strategy.


cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
Node/TypeScript v10
await client.users.getUserMe();
Python v10
client.users.get_user_me()
.NET v10
await client.Users.GetUserMeAsync();
Swift v10
try await client.users.getUserMe()
Java v10
client.getUsers().getUserMe()
Java v4
BoxUser user = BoxUser.getCurrentUser(api);
BoxUser.Info info = user.getInfo();
Python v3
current_user = client.user().get()
.NET v5
BoxUser currentUser = await client.UsersManager.GetCurrentUserInformationAsync();
Node v3
client.users.get(client.CURRENT_USER_ID)
	.then(currentUser => {
		/* currentUser -> {
            type: 'user',
            id: '33333',
            name: 'Example User',
            login: 'user@example.com',
            created_at: '2012-03-26T15:43:07-07:00',
            modified_at: '2012-12-12T11:34:29-08:00',
            language: 'en',
            space_amount: 5368709120,
            space_used: 2377016,
            max_upload_size: 262144000,
            status: 'active',
            job_title: 'Employee',
            phone: '5555555555',
            address: '555 Office Drive',
            avatar_url: 'https://app.box.com/api/avatar/deprecated' }
        */
	});

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "user",
  "address": "900 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.box.com/api/avatar/large/181216415",
  "can_see_managed_users": true,
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "enterprise": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "enterprise",
    "name": "Acme Inc."
  },
  "external_app_user_id": "my-user-1234",
  "hostname": "https://example.app.box.com/",
  "is_exempt_from_device_limits": true,
  "is_exempt_from_login_verification": true,
  "is_external_collab_restricted": true,
  "is_platform_access_only": true,
  "is_sync_enabled": true,
  "job_title": "CEO",
  "language": "en",
  "login": "ceo@example.com",
  "max_upload_size": 2147483648,
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "my_tags": [
    "important"
  ],
  "name": "Aaron Levie",
  "notification_email": {
    "email": "notifications@example.com",
    "is_confirmed": true
  },
  "phone": "6509241374",
  "role": "admin",
  "space_amount": 11345156112,
  "space_used": 1237009912,
  "status": "active",
  "timezone": "Africa/Bujumbura",
  "tracking_codes": [
    {
      "name": "department",
      "type": "tracking_code",
      "value": "Sales"
    }
  ]
}