diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/auth/me.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/auth/me.ts
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+import type { AuthedRequest } from "../../auth/middleware";
+import { getUserById } from "../../db/queries";
+
+export default async function me(req: AuthedRequest) {
+    const user = await getUserById(req.userId);
+    if (!user) {
+        return new Response("user not found", { status: 404 });
+    }
+
+    return Response.json({ id: user.id, name: user.name, username: user.username });
+}