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GET
/
api
/
v1
/
principals
/
me
Get the current caller's information
curl --request GET \
  --url https://auth.cognite.com/api/v1/principals/me
{
  "id": "5yAFQRAATb7vtWGp4gvbJD3wE7VS81CGuQ7EZT",
  "type": "SERVICE_ACCOUNT",
  "name": "My service account",
  "createdBy": {
    "orgId": "my-org",
    "userId": "-user-string-id-aBc123"
  },
  "createdTime": 1730204346000,
  "lastUpdatedTime": 1730204346000,
  "pictureUrl": "<string>",
  "externalId": "my.known.id",
  "description": "This is a service account used by data pipeline A-xxx"
}

Response

200 - application/json

The principal that issued the request.

A principal

​
id
string
required

Unique identifier of a principal

Example:

"5yAFQRAATb7vtWGp4gvbJD3wE7VS81CGuQ7EZT"

​
type
enum<string>
required

Principal type

Available options:
SERVICE_ACCOUNT
Example:

"SERVICE_ACCOUNT"

​
name
string
required

Human-readable name of the principal

Required string length: 1 - 50
Example:

"My service account"

​
createdBy
object
required

The principal that created the entity.

​
createdTime
integer<int64>
required

The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds.

Required range: x >= 0
Example:

1730204346000

​
lastUpdatedTime
integer<int64>
required

The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds.

Required range: x >= 0
Example:

1730204346000

​
pictureUrl
string<url>
required

URL to a picture of the principal

​
externalId
string

The external ID provided by the client. Must be unique for the resource type.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"my.known.id"

​
description
string

Longer description of a service account

Maximum string length: 500
Example:

"This is a service account used by data pipeline A-xxx"

Last modified on April 23, 2026