# Is there an endpoint to check if a user is logged in

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [25 Ottobre 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-endpoint-to-check-if-a-user-is-logged-in/72780 "2017-10-25T18:26:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [25 Ottobre 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-endpoint-to-check-if-a-user-is-logged-in/72780/1 "2017-10-25T18:26:47Z")

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I need a URL that will return 200 for a logged in user and 401 or 403 if the user is not logged in.

If `require_login` is checked, every page does a 301 to the login page.

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