diff --git a/project/backend/api/urls.py b/project/backend/api/urls.py
index 2e1f76b3..6928cbac 100644
--- a/project/backend/api/urls.py
+++ b/project/backend/api/urls.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     path('signup/', SignUpAPIView.as_view(), name='signup'),
     path('login/', obtain_auth_token, name='login'),
     path('get_authenticated_user/', UserDetailAPI.as_view(), name='get_authenticated_user'),
+    path('get_authenticated_basic_user/', BasicUserDetailAPI.as_view(), name='get_authenticated_basic_user'),
     path('get_node/', NodeAPIView.as_view(), name='get_node'),
     path('search/', search, name='search'),
     path('get_profile_info/', get_profile, name='get_profile'),
diff --git a/project/backend/api/views.py b/project/backend/api/views.py
index c58448a8..03907d8b 100644
--- a/project/backend/api/views.py
+++ b/project/backend/api/views.py
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
     return Response(serializer.data)
 
+class BasicUserDetailAPI(APIView):
+  authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication,)
+  permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
+
+  def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    user = BasicUser.objects.get(user_id=request.user.id)
+
+    return JsonResponse({'basic_user_id':user.id,
+                         'bio':user.bio,
+                         'email_notification_preference': user.email_notification_preference,
+                         'show_activity_preference':user.show_activity_preference},status=200)
+
+
 class ChangePasswordView(generics.UpdateAPIView):
     authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication,)
     permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)