Bug 1307003 - Add whoami endpoint

r=dylan

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/en/rst/api/core/v1/user.rst b/docs/en/rst/api/core/v1/user.rst
index 90728287e..3e3f64bd6 100644
--- a/docs/en/rst/api/core/v1/user.rst
+++ b/docs/en/rst/api/core/v1/user.rst
@@ -429,3 +429,38 @@ querying your own account, even if you are in the editusers group.
 * 804 (Invalid Group Name)
   You passed a group name in the "groups" argument which either does not
   exist or you do not belong to it.
+
+.. _rest_user_whoami:
+
+Who Am I
+--------
+
+Allows for validating a user's API key, token, or username and password.
+If sucessfully authenticated, it returns simple information about the
+logged in user.
+
+**Request**
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+   GET /rest/whoami
+
+**Response**
+
+.. code-block:: js
+
+   {
+     "id" : "1234",
+     "name" : "user@bugzulla.org",
+     "real_name" : "Test User",
+   }
+
+========== ======  =====================================================
+name       type    description
+========== ======  =====================================================
+id         int     The unique integer ID that Bugzilla uses to represent
+                   this user. Even if the user's login name changes,
+                   this will not change.
+real_name  string  The actual name of the user. May be blank.
+name       string  string  The login name of the user.
+========== ======  =====================================================