diff --git a/backend/routes/user/info.coffee b/backend/routes/user/info.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba5abdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routes/user/info.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+logger = (require 'logging').default 'info'
+
+# session storage (volatile data)
+session = (require '../../session')
+
+module.exports =
+  url: '/user/info'
+  method: 'POST'
+  schema: (require './info.schema')
+
+  handler: (request, reply) ->
+    session.check request.body.session ? ""
+    .then (user) ->
+      # active session found
+      logger.debug "OK '#{user.login}' got info"
+      reply.send
+        success: true
+        user: user
+
+    .catch ->
+      # no session found
+      logger.info "FAIL '#{request.body.session}' session not found"
+      reply.send
+        success: false
diff --git a/backend/routes/user/info.schema.coffee b/backend/routes/user/info.schema.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed82e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routes/user/info.schema.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module.exports =
+  body:
+    session:  type: 'string'
+  response:
+    200:
+      type: 'object'
+      required: ['success']
+      properties:
+        success: type: 'boolean'
+        user:
+          type: 'object'
+          required: ['user', 'login', 'settings']
+          properties:
+            user:     type: 'integer'
+            login:    type: 'string'
+            settings: type: 'string'
+      # user is required iff success
+      if:
+        properties:
+          success:
+            const: true
+      then:
+        required: ['user']
+      else: true
diff --git a/backend/server.coffee b/backend/server.coffee
index eef08d7..f3c1ab1 100644
--- a/backend/server.coffee
+++ b/backend/server.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ fastify.route (require "./routes/#{route}") for route in [
   'test'
   # log in user
   'user/login'
+  # user info
+  'user/info'
   # log out user
   'user/logout'
   # register user
diff --git a/backend/session.coffee b/backend/session.coffee
index f915491..d3e61ba 100644
--- a/backend/session.coffee
+++ b/backend/session.coffee
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ class FFTCGSESSION
         else
           @db.get digest, (err, res) ->
             logger.info "OK '#{digest}' resumed"
-            resolve digest
+            resolve (JSON.parse res)
 
 module.exports = new FFTCGSESSION
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/UserCP.vue b/frontend/src/views/UserCP.vue
index ccedc42..c763cc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/UserCP.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/UserCP.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <v-container>
     <Header />
 
-    <p>user logged in: {{ user }}</p>
+    <p>user logged in: {{ user.login }}</p>
     <v-btn @click.native="logout">Logout</v-btn>
   </v-container>
 </template>
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ export default {
 
   mounted() {
     axios
-      .post('/user/login', {
+      .post('/user/info', {
         session: Cookies.get('session')
       })
       .then(response => {
         if (response.data.success) {
-          this.user = response.data.message
+          this.user = response.data.user
         } else {
           this.goHome()
         }