# How does the "me" keyword detect the current authenticated user?

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-does-the-me-keyword-detect-the-current-authenticated-user/107542>\
**Category:** Meetings\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-does-the-me-keyword-detect-the-current-authenticated-user/107542 "2024-04-09T16:23:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-does-the-me-keyword-detect-the-current-authenticated-user/107542/1 "2024-04-09T16:23:14Z")

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I noticed when I use the _ **me keyword** _ to make api request, it wont allow me to create meetings with any other emails but my own. This is intuitive since the keyword is called “me”. However, how is it actually detecting who is making the request behind the scenes?

@donte.zoom