## GetAuthenticatedIdentity

**post** `/gitpod.v1.IdentityService/GetAuthenticatedIdentity`

Retrieves information about the currently authenticated identity.

Use this method to:

- Get current user information
- Check authentication status
- Retrieve organization context
- Validate authentication principal

### Examples

- Get current identity:

  Retrieves details about the authenticated user.

  ```yaml
  {}
  ```

### Body Parameters

- `empty: optional boolean`

### Returns

- `organizationId: optional string`

- `organizationTier: optional string`

- `subject: optional Subject`

  subject is the identity of the current user

  - `id: optional string`

    id is the UUID of the subject

  - `principal: optional Principal`

    Principal is the principal of the subject

    - `"PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_ACCOUNT"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_USER"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_ENVIRONMENT"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT"`

    - `"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER_MANAGER"`

### Example

```http
curl https://app.gitpod.io/api/gitpod.v1.IdentityService/GetAuthenticatedIdentity \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITPOD_API_KEY" \
    -d '{}'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "organizationId": "organizationId",
  "organizationTier": "organizationTier",
  "subject": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "principal": "PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"
  }
}
```