# New feature? Get User API

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/new-feature-get-user-api/813>\
**Category:** Security\
**Created:** [June 1, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/new-feature-get-user-api/813 "2019-06-01T13:40:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bpwalsh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/bpwalsh/32/235_2.png) [@bpwalsh](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/bpwalsh)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/new-feature-get-user-api/813/1 "2019-06-01T13:40:51Z")

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It would be useful to have a simple rest endpoint to echo what is known about the current user.

Something like this from x-pack:

> **[Get users API | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.4\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-api-get-user.html)**

But ideally, it would work for all realms

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**Author:** ![bpwalsh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/bpwalsh/32/235_2.png) [@bpwalsh](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/bpwalsh)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/new-feature-get-user-api/813/2 "2019-06-03T16:40:31Z")

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Just found it 😉  
`_opendistro/_security/authinfo`