Retrieve a user | Prolific API

Use this endpoint to test your token and retrieve the basic information of your account.

Add an Authorization header with the value Token <your token>.

Authentication

Authorizationstring

The Prolific API uses API token to authenticate requests. You can create an API token directly from your settings.

Your API token does not have an expiry date and carries full permission, so be sure to keep them secure.

If your token is leaked, delete it and create a new one directly in the app.

In your requests add Authorization header with the value Token <your token>.

The Prolific API uses API token to authenticate requests. You can create an API token directly from your settings. Your API token does not have an expiry date and carries full permission, so be sure to keep them secure. If your token is leaked, delete it and create a new one directly in the app. In your requests add `Authorization` header with the value `Token <your token>`.

Response

Successful Response

idstring

emailstring

1	import requests
2
3	url = "https://api.prolific.com/api/v1/users/me/"
4
5	headers = {"Authorization": "<apiKey>"}
6
7	response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
8
9	print(response.json())

Authentication

Response

Errors