Get User Data

Retrieve authenticated user’s profile information and enrolled courses list

GET /api/user/data

Get User Data

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/user/data

Success Response

{
  "success": true,
  "user": {
    "_id": "user_2abc123def456",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "imageUrl": "https://img.clerk.com/eyJ0eXBlIjoicHJveHkiLCJzcmMiOiJodHRwczovL2ltYWdlcy...",
    "enrolledCourses": [
      "60d5ec49f1b2c72b8c8e4f1a",
      "60d5ec49f1b2c72b8c8e4f1b"
    ]
  }
}

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via Clerk. The userId is automatically extracted from the authentication token.

Response

success · boolean · required

Indicates whether the request was successful

user · object

User profile data

Show user properties

_id · string

User’s unique identifier

name · string

User’s full name

email · string

User’s email address

imageUrl · string

URL to user’s profile image

enrolledCourses · array

Array of course IDs the user is enrolled in

message · string

Error message if success is false

Response Examples

Success Response

{
  "success": true,
  "user": {
    "_id": "user_2abc123def456",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "imageUrl": "https://img.clerk.com/eyJ0eXBlIjoicHJveHkiLCJzcmMiOiJodHRwczovL2ltYWdlcy...",
    "enrolledCourses": [
      "60d5ec49f1b2c72b8c8e4f1a",
      "60d5ec49f1b2c72b8c8e4f1b"
    ]
  }
}

User Not Found

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "User Not Found"
}

Error Response

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}

Error Codes

Status Code	Description
200	Success or user not found (check success field)
401	Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication token
500	Internal server error