diff --git a/v2.0/handlers/apps_handlers.js b/v2.0/handlers/apps_handlers.js
index 60a62b0f..36da4272 100755
--- a/v2.0/handlers/apps_handlers.js
+++ b/v2.0/handlers/apps_handlers.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
   authorpis: authorpis,
   taphonomysystems: taphonomysystems,
   depositionalenvironments: depositionalenvironments,
+  meHandler: meHandler,
   validateusers: function(req, res, next) {
     const valuser = require('../helpers/validation/validateuser.js');
     valuser.checktoken(req, res, next);
@@ -290,4 +291,45 @@ function depositionalenvironments(req, res, next) {
       });
 }  
 
+async function meHandler(req, res) {
+  const { orcid, sessionuuid } = req.user;
+  const db = req.app.locals.db;
+
+  try {
+    // Look up the latest cached user info from ap.orcidlogins,
+    // and try to find a linked Neotoma contact (if any).
+    const sql = `
+      SELECT
+        l.orcidid,
+        c.contactid,
+        COALESCE(c.contactname, l.orcidname) AS contactname
+      FROM ap.orcidlogins l
+      LEFT JOIN ndb.externalcontacts ec
+        ON ec.identifier = l.orcidid AND ec.extdatabaseid = 7
+      LEFT JOIN ndb.contacts c
+        ON ec.contactid = c.contactid
+      WHERE l.sessionuuid = $1
+      LIMIT 1
+    `;
+    const rows = await db.any(sql, [sessionuuid]);
+
+    if (rows.length === 0) {
+      // shouldn't happen — requireAuth already validated
+      return res.status(401).json({ status: 'unauthorized' });
+    }
+
+    return res.json({
+      status: 'success',
+      data: {
+        orcid: rows[0].orcidid,
+        name: rows[0].contactname,
+        contactid: rows[0].contactid,   // null if no link
+        sessionuuid,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('meHandler failed:', err);
+    return res.status(500).json({ status: 'error', message: 'Failed to load user' });
+  }
+}
 
diff --git a/v2.0/helpers/validation/newlogin.sql b/v2.0/helpers/validation/newlogin.sql
index 845f2952..a0b89fb2 100644
--- a/v2.0/helpers/validation/newlogin.sql
+++ b/v2.0/helpers/validation/newlogin.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-INSERT INTO ap.orcidlogins (orcidid, userip, sessionuuid, expiresat)
-VALUES (${orcidid}, ${ipaddr}, gen_random_uuid(), now() + interval '5 days')
+INSERT INTO ap.orcidlogins (orcidid, userip, sessionuuid, expiresat, orcidname)
+VALUES (${orcidid}, ${ipaddr}, gen_random_uuid(), now() + interval '5 days', ${orcidname})
 RETURNING sessionuuid;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v2.0/helpers/validation/validateuser.js b/v2.0/helpers/validation/validateuser.js
index 9e23b47f..8516961e 100644
--- a/v2.0/helpers/validation/validateuser.js
+++ b/v2.0/helpers/validation/validateuser.js
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ const checktoken = async function(req, res, next) {
             });
       } else {
         const dbpush = await db.one(insertuserlogin,
-            {'orcidid': result['id'], 'ipaddr': ipaddr});
+            {'orcidid': result['id'], 'ipaddr': ipaddr,
+              'orcidname': result['name'] ||
+                [result['given_name'], result['family_name']].filter(Boolean).join(' ') ||
+                null});
         const uuidres = await dbpush;
         res.status(200)
             .json({
diff --git a/v2.0/routes/apps.js b/v2.0/routes/apps.js
index f281c8fa..6b4e8649 100755
--- a/v2.0/routes/apps.js
+++ b/v2.0/routes/apps.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Last Updated: Aug 19, 2021
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const handlers = require('../handlers/apps_handlers');
-const {requireAuth} = require('../helpers/validation/sessionauth'); // requireAuth middleware
+const {requireAuth} = require('../helpers/validation/sessionauth');
 
 router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
   res.send('NeotomaDB apps API: please provide a valid request');
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ router.get('/constdb', handlers.databasesummaries);
 router.get('/contactsummary/:datasetid', handlers.contactoverview);
 // Gives the orcid by the contactid.
 router.get('/orcids/contact', handlers.contact_orcid);
+// Gives the logged in user their orcid and contactid.
+router.get('/orcids/me', requireAuth, handlers.meHandler);
 // Gives the contact with an orcid.
 router.get('/orcids/orcid', handlers.orcid_contact);
 router.get('/datasetpi', handlers.datasetsbypi);