## GetAuthenticatedIdentity

`client.identity.getAuthenticatedIdentity(IdentityGetAuthenticatedIdentityParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): IdentityGetAuthenticatedIdentityResponse`

**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
  {}
  ```

### Parameters

- `body: IdentityGetAuthenticatedIdentityParams`

  - `empty?: boolean`

### Returns

- `IdentityGetAuthenticatedIdentityResponse`

  - `organizationId?: string`

  - `organizationTier?: string`

  - `subject?: Subject`

    subject is the identity of the current user

    - `id?: string`

      id is the UUID of the subject

    - `principal?: 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

```typescript
import Gitpod from '@gitpod/sdk';

const client = new Gitpod({
  bearerToken: process.env['GITPOD_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const response = await client.identity.getAuthenticatedIdentity();

console.log(response.organizationId);
```

#### Response

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