---
title: "Retrieves the profile for the credentials accessing the API"
method: GET
path: "/v1/whoami"
tags: ["ProfilesService", "Profiles"]
---

# Retrieves the profile for the credentials accessing the API

`GET /v1/whoami`

Retrieves the profile of the authenticated caller. Useful to check which principal a token belongs to.

## Response `200`

OK

- Profile — A profile identifies a user or non-human principal (such as an API key) at the account level. Profiles are account-scoped and can be granted access to multiple workspaces.
  - `metadata` AccountResourceMetadata, required — AccountResourceMetadata is used to represent a resource that is associated to an account but not to a workspace.
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the resource (prefixed ULID, e.g., "apikey_01HXK...")
    - `accountId` string, required — Account this resource belongs to for multi-tenant isolation (prefixed ULID)
    - `name` string, required — Human-readable name for the resource (e.g., "Customer Support Agent", "Email Tool") Required for resources that users interact with directly
    - `externalId` string — External ID for the resource (e.g., a workflow ID from an external system)
    - `labels` object — Key-value pairs for categorization and filtering. Values are 0-63 alphanumeric characters with "-", "_", or "." allowed between; keys follow the same shape and additionally accept an optional DNS-subdomain prefix (e.g. "cadenya.com/") of at most 253 characters. Examples: {"environment": "production", "team": "platform", "version": "v2"}
    - `profileId` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time
  - `spec` ProfileSpec, required — Configuration for a profile.
    - `email` string — Email address of the profile. Required and unique within an account for user profiles.
    - `name` string — Display name (e.g., "Bobby Tables").
    - `type` 'PROFILE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'PROFILE_TYPE_USER' | 'PROFILE_TYPE_API_KEY' | 'PROFILE_TYPE_SYSTEM', enum, required — Whether this profile represents a human user, an API key, or a system principal.

## Other responses

- `default` — Default error response

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