diff --git a/frontend/api/config.ts b/frontend/api/config.ts
index a48150b..68c107d 100644
--- a/frontend/api/config.ts
+++ b/frontend/api/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import axios from "axios";
+import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
 const axiosInstance = axios.create({
   baseURL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:8000",
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const axiosInstance = axios.create({
 
 axiosInstance.interceptors.request.use(
   (config) => {
-    const token = localStorage.getItem("token");
+    const token = Cookies.get("token");
     if (token) {
       config.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${token}`;
     }
@@ -20,9 +21,7 @@ axiosInstance.interceptors.request.use(
 
 axiosInstance.interceptors.response.use(
   (response) => response,
-  (error) => {
-    return Promise.reject(error);
-  }
+  (error) => Promise.reject(error)
 );
 
 export default axiosInstance;
diff --git a/frontend/api/user.ts b/frontend/api/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b5669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/api/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import axiosInstance from "./config";
+import { User } from "@/types";
+
+export interface UserDataOutput {
+  user: User;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the data for the authenticated user.
+ */
+export async function fetchUserMe(): Promise<UserDataOutput> {
+  try {
+    const response = await axiosInstance.get("/user/me");
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
+      throw new Error(error.response?.data?.message || "Failed to fetch user data.");
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/components/sidebar/app-sidebar.tsx b/frontend/components/sidebar/app-sidebar.tsx
index a2a1186..5faacd1 100644
--- a/frontend/components/sidebar/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/sidebar/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ import { NavProjects } from "./nav-projects";
 import { NavUser } from "./nav-user";
 import { TeamSwitcher } from "./team-switcher";
 import { Sidebar, SidebarContent, SidebarFooter, SidebarHeader, SidebarRail } from "@/components/ui/sidebar";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { fetchUserMe } from "@/api/user";
 
 const data = {
   user: {
     name: "shadcn",
     email: "m@example.com",
-    avatar: "/avatars/shadcn.jpg",
+    avatar: "/avatars/avatar.webp",
   },
   teams: [
     {
@@ -134,6 +136,31 @@ const data = {
 };
 
 export function AppSidebar({ ...props }: React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar>) {
+  const [user, setUser] = React.useState<{ name: string; email: string; avatar: string }>({
+    name: "",
+    email: "",
+    avatar: "/avatars/avatar.webp",
+  });
+  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = React.useState("");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function getUser() {
+      try {
+        const data = await fetchUserMe();
+        let to_set = user;
+        to_set.name = data.user.UUID;
+        to_set.email = data.user.Email;
+        setUser(to_set);
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        setError(err.message);
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    }
+    getUser();
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <Sidebar collapsible="icon" {...props}>
       <SidebarHeader>
@@ -143,9 +170,7 @@ export function AppSidebar({ ...props }: React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar>) {
         <NavMain items={data.navMain} />
         <NavProjects projects={data.projects} />
       </SidebarContent>
-      <SidebarFooter>
-        <NavUser user={data.user} />
-      </SidebarFooter>
+      <SidebarFooter>{loading ? "Loading..." : error ? error : <NavUser user={user} />}</SidebarFooter>
       <SidebarRail />
     </Sidebar>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/public/avatars/avatar.webp b/frontend/public/avatars/avatar.webp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20f5a9e
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/public/avatars/avatar.webp differ
diff --git a/frontend/types.ts b/frontend/types.ts
index 98fc9b1..c409b3f 100644
--- a/frontend/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/types.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ export interface Farm {
   type: string;
   createdAt: Date;
 }
+
+export interface User {
+  ID: number;
+  UUID: string;
+  Username: string;
+  Password: string;
+  Email: string;
+  CreatedAt: string;
+  UpdatedAt: string;
+  IsActive: boolean;
+}