# The Holy Grail - is user a current patron?

**URL:** <https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/the-holy-grail-is-user-a-current-patron/3462>\
**Category:** Friendly Help\
**Created:** [July 24, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/the-holy-grail-is-user-a-current-patron/3462 "2020-07-24T22:36:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fergalmoran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/fergalmoran/32/1387_2.png) [@fergalmoran](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/fergalmoran)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/the-holy-grail-is-user-a-current-patron/3462/1 "2020-07-24T22:36:21Z")

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Hey Friends…

Apologies if this is a FAQ or answered elsewhere (I’m sure it must be but I’ve been searching for days now)! [This](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/checking-if-a-user-is-currently-subscribed-to-a-campaign/152) is the closest I’ve found but is not much help.

So - I have a user, they have done the oauth dance and I have a valid access token for them - now I would like to see if they are currently a member and if so, what membership level they have.

I’m not using a backend with a supported client so curl commands would be excellent if possible! (I’ve tried seeing if I can get this info with the python and go clients but can’t).

Thanks folks!  
Fergal.

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**Author:** ![sffc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/sffc/32/1284_2.png) [@sffc](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/sffc)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/the-holy-grail-is-user-a-current-patron/3462/2 "2020-07-26T15:40:32Z")

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With the user’s access token, make a request to:

[https://www.patreon.com/api/oauth2/v2/identity?include=memberships,memberships.currently\_entitled\_tiers&fields[member]=currently\_entitled\_amount\_cents](https://www.patreon.com/api/oauth2/v2/identity?include=memberships,memberships.currently_entitled_tiers&fields%5Bmember%5D=currently_entitled_amount_cents)

The key is the “memberships.currently\_entitled\_tiers” in the “include=”.

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**Author:** ![codebard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/codebard/32/14_2.png) [@codebard](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/codebard)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/the-holy-grail-is-user-a-current-patron/3462/3 "2020-07-27T18:05:17Z")

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Aside from what sffc said, PHP lib has working examples for various cases - you can copy the logic and implement in your own app:

> **[Patreon/patreon-php](https://github.com/Patreon/patreon-php/tree/master/examples)**
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> Interact with the Patreon API via OAuth. Contribute to Patreon/patreon-php development by creating an account on GitHub.

Or just use the PHP lib as your own backend/api to connect to Patreon. (If you are using JS etc).