# How to Access Information about a Postman API Authenticated User

An authenticated user of the [Postman API](https://www.postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-public-workspace/documentation/12959542-c8142d51-e97c-46b6-bd77-52bb66712c9a) is the owner of the [API key](https://blog.postman.com/what-is-an-api-key/) that you’re sending through a request. Accessing information about an authenticated user is really useful when you want to populate a user interface, or when you need that information to interact with other systems. Now, you can use the `/me` Postman [API endpoint](https://blog.postman.com/what-is-an-api-endpoint/) to access what you need—including the authenticated user’s username, full name, and email address.

## What information is available

 Retrieving information about the authenticated user works by making a `GET` request to the Postman API `/me` endpoint. You’ll be able to find the user’s information by inspecting the response’s user attribute. You will find the following attributes: | Name | Description |
|---|---|
| `id` | A numeric value representing the Postman user ID. |
| `username` | A string with the user’s username. |
| `email` | A string with the user’s e-mail address. |
| `fullName` | A string with the user’s full name. |
| `avatar` | The URL of the user’s profile picture. |
| `isPublic` | A boolean that indicates if the user profile is public. Public profiles have the `isPublic` value set to `true`; private profiles have the `isPublic` value set to `false`. |

## Retrieve the user’s information now

Now that you’ve seen how it works—and what specific (and helpful) user information you can retrieve—try it yourself today by opening the “[API Key Owner](https://www.postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-public-workspace/request/12959542-48213864-004a-458b-a720-d1368ee8fdba)” request in the [Postman Public Workspace](https://www.postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-public-workspace/overview) and execute a request.