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title: WhoamiPayload type | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: Echos back information describing the current API user, localization, and time zone information. Wartiva GraphQL API reference with arguments, fields, and examples.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/whoami-payload.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Organizations and users · GraphQL type

# `WhoamiPayload` type

Echos back information describing the current API user, localization, and time zone information.

Time Zone: 1) The Time-Zone request header is used if specified. 2) The time zone configured in the user settings is used if set. 3) UTC is used as the default time zone.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| `user` - [`User!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/user.html) | The user you used to authenticate with the API. |
| `effectiveTimeZone` - [`Timezone!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/timezone.html) | Your effective time zone setting. |
| `effectiveTimeZoneShortStandard` - [`String!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/string.html) | The short standard representation of your effective time zone setting. E.g. CET. |
| `timeZoneRequestHeader` - [`[String!]`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/string.html) | The Time-Zone HTTP request header received from your API client. E.g. curl -H "Time-Zone: Europe/Amsterdam". |
| `effectiveLocalTime` - [`Time!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/time.html) | The server time translated to your effective time zone. |
| `serverTime` - [`Time!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/time.html) | Local time on the server. |

## Example

### Example

```json
{
  "user": User,
  "effectiveTimeZone": "Europe/Amsterdam",
  "effectiveTimeZoneShortStandard": "abc123",
  "timeZoneRequestHeader": ["xyz789"],
  "effectiveLocalTime": "2021-10-07T18:23:25.829Z",
  "serverTime": "2021-10-07T18:23:25.829Z"
}

```

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