# Who am I: Verify your connection to Kaoshi API
Use the who am i API endpoint to test your connection.
curl --location --request GET 'https://app.sandbox.kaoshinetwork.com/api/api/v1/user/who-am-i' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer secret-api-token'
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The response returned is a user object.
Your user id will be needed in the next step. Your user id will be in the id field of
the response from the who-am-i API endpoint.
{
"id": "8emyze",
"email": "bank-api@example.com",
"username": "bank-api",
"firstname": "bank",
"lastname": "API",
"phone": null,
"two_factor_verified": null,
"avatar": null,
"address": "21 Araromi St",
"role": "customer",
"country": "Nigeria",
"timezone": "Africa/Lagos",
"joined_at": "2020-01-21T11:16:21.000Z",
"updated_at": null,
"verified_at": "2020-01-21T11:16:21.000Z",
"verification_started_at": null,
"email_verified_at": "2020-01-21T11:16:21.000Z",
"is_active": 1,
"dob": null,
"gender": null,
"city": "Lagos",
"state": "Lagos",
"zipcode": "100001",
"mxuid": null,
"can_post_offers": 1,
"can_accept_offers": 1,
"has_valid_address": true,
"currencies": [
{
"currency_code": "NGN",
"currency_name": "nigerian naira",
"symbol": "₦",
"flag": "ngn.svg",
"max_amount": 300000,
"min_amount": 30000,
"steps": 1000,
"payment_types": {
"nigerian_bank_payment": {
"account_name": "",
"account_number": "",
"bank_code": ""
}
},
"can_trade_with": [
"ghs",
"eur",
"cad",
"gbp",
"usd"
]
}
]
}
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An error response is also possible. The error shown below was caused by an incorrect API token.
{
"message": "Unauthorized"
}
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