whoami:query

Description: Query the identity of the authenticated user and retrieve their full profile within the community context.

Request Schema 

{
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query"
  },
  "signature": "payload_ed25519_hex_signature",
  "source_public_key": "your_client_public_key"
}

Request Attributes

Response Schema 

{
  "source_public_key": "community_public_key",
  "source_site": {
    "protocol": "https",
    "fqdn": "arkipel.localhost:3000"
  },
  "created_at": "2025-11-13T20:52:49Z",
  "signature": "8b6392d5550605bd6ccddf9c21ebec470de4b44e4b4deb746076e37ab61c5346e07e7c7c7cebb5bbee41cdd92a476bcd3f02373d146ec165b31c31fc31c9ce0d",
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query",
    "identity": {
      "public_key": "abc123def456...",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com",
      "accounts": [
        {
          "public_key": "xyz789abc012...",
          "name": "Community Garden Project",
          "role": "admin"
        }
      ]
    },
    "profile": {
      "id": 12345,
      "status": "active",
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "dob": "1990-01-15",
      "gender": "man",
      "locale": "fr",
      "account": {
        "id": 67890,
        "public_key": "def789abc012...",
        "name": "Local Community"
      },
      "contact_informations": [
        {
          "id": 111,
          "type": "Email",
          "info": "john@example.com",
          "label": "Personal",
          "main": true
        },
        {
          "id": 112,
          "type": "PhoneNumber",
          "info": "+1-555-0123",
          "label": "Home",
          "main": false
        }
      ],
      "addresses": [
        {
          "id": 222,
          "name": "Home",
          "street1": "123 Main St",
          "street2": "Apt 4B",
          "city": "Springfield",
          "zip": "12345",
          "country_code": "US",
          "region_code": "IL",
          "main": true
        }
      ],
      "collaborations": [
        {
          "id": 333,
          "main": true,
          "title": null,
          "contact": {
            "id": 444,
            "name": "Doe Family"
          }
        }
      ],
      "picture_url": "https://...",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-12-20T14:22:00Z"
    }
  }
}

Response Attributes

  • See global response attributes
  • payload.identity - Object - User identity information
    • public_key - String - The normalized public key of the user
    • name - String - The user’s display name
    • email - String - The user’s email address
    • accounts - Array - All accounts the user has access to
      • public_key - String - The account’s public key
      • name - String - The account/site name
      • role - String - User’s role in that account (owner, admin, standard, partner, guest)
  • payload.profile - Object - Complete person profile
    • id - Integer - The person ID in the community
    • status - String - Person status: “wizard”, “active”, or “inactive”
    • first_name, last_name - String - Person’s name
    • dob - String - Date of birth (ISO 8601 format)
    • gender - String - Gender value
    • locale - String - Language preference (e.g., “fr”, “en”)
    • account - Object - The community account context
    • contact_informations - Array - All contact details (emails, phones, websites, etc.)
    • addresses - Array - Physical addresses
    • collaborations - Array - Households and organizations the person belongs to
    • picture_url - String, optional - URL to profile picture (if uploaded)

Error Responses

User Not Found 

{
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query",
    "identity": null,
    "profile": null
  },
  "error": "User not found for the provided public key"
}

Person Not Found in Community

Returned when the user is authenticated but has no associated person record in the target community:

{
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query",
    "identity": null,
    "profile": null
  },
  "error": "Person not found in this community"
}

Processing Error 

{
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query"
  },
  "error": "Failed to retrieve identity information",
  "status": "internal_server_error"
}

Real Life Example - Successful Response 

{
  "source_public_key": "bwyexzko74pnnjn741936fnaujxyhib9rpx8rggtejwnc3cz6ans",
  "source_site": {
    "protocol": "https",
    "fqdn": "arkipel.co"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-02-14T14:14:22Z",
  "signature": "0b7cf3e421c4d7e4212e2069fbfbfd6734d0809fa3603e492949dc5b948da691f277c601d48b9cbac2bebbfdf697e8e01aa93ff54ae53afab4c5c2272dea0400",
  "payload": {
    "type": "whoami:query",
    "identity": {
      "public_key": "abc123def456ghi789",
      "name": "Sarah Johnson",
      "email": "sarah.johnson@example.com",
      "accounts": [
        {
          "public_key": "xyz789abc012def345",
          "name": "Community Garden Project",
          "role": "admin"
        },
        {
          "public_key": "uvw456def789ghi012",
          "name": "Sister Community Site",
          "role": "standard"
        }
      ]
    },
    "profile": {
      "id": 9876,
      "status": "active",
      "import_id": "P2024-001",
      "gid": "gid://arkipel/Person/9876",
      "account": {
        "id": 5432,
        "public_key": "xyz789abc012def345",
        "name": "Community Garden Project"
      },
      "locale": "en",
      "accepts_marketing": true,
      "data_consent": "given",
      "dob_year": 1985,
      "gender": "woman",
      "zip": "94102",
      "created_at": "2024-03-15T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-10T16:45:00Z",
      "category": {
        "id": 100,
        "name": "Active Member"
      },
      "first_name": "Sarah",
      "last_name": "Johnson",
      "email": "sarah.johnson@example.com",
      "phone_number": "+1-415-555-0199",
      "dob": "1985-06-12",
      "note": "Joined through community outreach program",
      "contact_informations": [
        {
          "id": 5001,
          "info": "sarah.johnson@example.com",
          "label": "Personal",
          "type": "Email",
          "main": true
        },
        {
          "id": 5002,
          "info": "+1-415-555-0199",
          "label": "Mobile",
          "type": "CellNumber",
          "main": true
        },
        {
          "id": 5003,
          "info": "sarah.j",
          "label": "Instagram",
          "type": "Website",
          "main": false
        }
      ],
      "addresses": [
        {
          "id": 6001,
          "name": "Home",
          "street1": "456 Oak Street",
          "street2": "Unit 12",
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "zip": "94102",
          "country_code": "US",
          "region_code": "CA",
          "main": true
        }
      ],
      "collaborations": [
        {
          "id": 7001,
          "main": true,
          "title": null,
          "contact": {
            "id": 8001,
            "name": "Johnson Family"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": 7002,
          "main": false,
          "title": "Treasurer",
          "contact": {
            "id": 8002,
            "name": "Community Garden Club"
          }
        }
      ],
      "picture_url": "https://arkipel.co/rails/active_storage/representations/.../profile.jpg",
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": 9001,
          "name": "Garden Volunteer"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage Notes

  • The identity object provides basic user identification (public_key, name, email) plus a list of all accounts the user has access to with their role in each
  • The profile object contains the complete person record including:
    • Personal information (name, DOB, gender)
    • All contact methods (emails, phone numbers, websites)
    • Physical addresses
    • Household and organization memberships (via collaborations)
    • Profile picture URL (if available)
  • This is an ephemeral query - no message is persisted to the database
  • Authentication can be via token, whitelist, or membership
  • The public_key in the identity is normalized (arki: prefix and @domain suffix removed)
  • Requires an active membership in the target community to return profile data