# me

query · in the family [Your own session](/reference/your-own-session/)

## What it does

Who am I — the signed-in session’s own identity. Reads nothing but your session.

The current authenticated principal, or null when the call is unauthenticated.

## Who may call it

Capability area: **Your own session** — What every signed-in person may do for themselves — their session, their profile and their own work.

- Owner
- System Administrator
- Manager
- Associate Manager
- Warehouse Associate
- Sales Associate
- Cashier
- An API key whose scope allows `api:me`

## Returns

[Principal](/types/Principal/) — A resolved session principal — what an authenticated call acts as.

## Example request

```graphql
query ExampleMe {
  me {
    sessionId
    kind
    userId
    accountId
    apiKeyId
    deviceId
    deviceType
    registerId
    logicalFacilityId
    orgId
    rootId
    capability
    groupCaption
    roleCaptions
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "me": {
      "sessionId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-be25a35a0000",
      "kind": "<kind>",
      "userId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-11f967df0000",
      "accountId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-fec33a710000",
      "apiKeyId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-d64fbf430000",
      "deviceId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-7c291d9e0000",
      "deviceType": "<device type>",
      "registerId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-c30413dd0000",
      "logicalFacilityId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-8026f71c0000",
      "orgId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-b0cf4f3c0000",
      "rootId": "01900000-0000-7000-8000-a093dd800000",
      "capability": "<capability>",
      "groupCaption": "Blue jeans",
      "roleCaptions": [
        "<role captions>"
      ]
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "at": {
      "callId": "01EXAMPLE-CALL-ID",
      "version": {
        "requested": null,
        "serviced": {
          "name": "genesis",
          "number": 0
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Errors this call can answer

- `VALIDATION/INVALID` — Something in the request is not valid. ([VALIDATION](/errors/VALIDATION/))
- `AUTHN/REQUIRED` — Sign in to do this. ([AUTHN](/errors/AUTHN/))
- `AUTHZ/FORBIDDEN` — Your role does not allow this action. ([AUTHZ](/errors/AUTHZ/))
- `RATE_LIMIT/THROTTLED` — Too many requests in a short time. ([RATE_LIMIT](/errors/RATE_LIMIT/))