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signaloid-cli auth whoami

Display information about the currently authenticated user.

Synopsis​

signaloid-cli auth whoami

Description​

The whoami command retrieves and displays information about the currently authenticated user from the Signaloid API. This is useful for:

  • Verifying your authentication is valid
  • Checking which account you're logged in with
  • Extracting user information for scripts
  • Troubleshooting authentication issues

Examples​

Basic Usage​

signaloid-cli auth whoami

Extract Specific Fields with jq​

Get user name:

signaloid-cli auth whoami | jq -r '.Username'

Example output:

john.doe@example.com

Get user ID:

signaloid-cli auth whoami | jq -r '.UserID'

Example output:

user_abc123

Verify Authentication in Scripts​

#!/bin/bash

if signaloid-cli auth whoami > /dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "✓ Authenticated"
  USER_EMAIL=$(signaloid-cli auth whoami | jq -r '.email')
  echo "Logged in as: $USER_EMAIL"
else
  echo "✗ Not authenticated"
  exit 1
fi

Exit Codes​

CodeDescription
0Successfully retrieved user information
1Authentication failed or not authenticated

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