# Get information about the authenticated user

Retrieve information about the authenticated user by using the [GetAuthenticatedUser method](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/service-global-getauthenticateduser.htm).

## Example

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/EngineAPI/Content/Sense_EngineAPI/GettingSystemInformation/get-information-about-authenticated-user.htm)

#### Get information about the authenticated user.

The handle of the request is -1 because the [GetAuthenticatedUser method](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/service-global-getauthenticateduser.htm) applies at global level.

The client sends:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "method": "GetAuthenticatedUser",
  "handle": -1,
  "params": []
}
```

The engine returns:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "result": {
    "qReturn": "UserDirectory=QT; UserId=platform_tester"
  }
}
```

The user has QT as user directory and platform\_tester as user identifier.