diff --git a/src/Main.elm b/src/Main.elm
index 5f381f6..37ef039 100644
--- a/src/Main.elm
+++ b/src/Main.elm
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ update msg model = case msg of
     ReceiveLoginResponse r -> updateLoginResponse model r
     ReceiveFirstSyncResponse r -> updateSyncResponse model r False
     ReceiveSyncResponse r -> updateSyncResponse model r True
+    ReceiveUserData s r -> (model, Cmd.none)
     ChangeRoomText r t -> ({ model | roomText = Dict.insert r t model.roomText}, Cmd.none)
     SendRoomText r -> updateSendRoomText model r
     SendRoomTextResponse r -> (model, Cmd.none)
diff --git a/src/Scylla/Http.elm b/src/Scylla/Http.elm
index e242cf0..524d44f 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Http.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Http.elm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Scylla.Model exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Api exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Sync exposing (syncResponseDecoder)
 import Scylla.Login exposing (loginResponseDecoder, Username, Password)
+import Scylla.UserData exposing (userDataDecoder, UserData)
 import Json.Encode exposing (object, string, int)
 import Http exposing (request, emptyBody, jsonBody, expectJson, expectWhatever)
 
@@ -66,3 +67,14 @@ login apiUrl username password = request
     , timeout = Nothing
     , tracker = Nothing
     }
+
+userData : ApiUrl -> ApiToken -> Username -> Cmd Msg
+userData apiUrl token username = request
+    { method = "GET"
+    , headers = authenticatedHeaders token
+    , url = (fullUrl apiUrl) ++ "/profile/" ++ username
+    , body = emptyBody
+    , expect = expectJson (ReceiveUserData username) userDataDecoder
+    , timeout = Nothing
+    , tracker = Nothing
+    }
diff --git a/src/Scylla/Model.elm b/src/Scylla/Model.elm
index bfde00e..2bb275c 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Model.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Model.elm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Scylla.Model exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Api exposing (..)
 import Scylla.Sync exposing (SyncResponse, JoinedRoom)
 import Scylla.Login exposing (LoginResponse, Username, Password)
+import Scylla.UserData exposing (UserData)
 import Scylla.Route exposing (Route)
 import Browser.Navigation as Nav
 import Dict exposing (Dict)
@@ -35,4 +36,5 @@ type Msg =
     | ReceiveFirstSyncResponse (Result Http.Error SyncResponse) -- HTTP, Sync has finished
     | ReceiveSyncResponse (Result Http.Error SyncResponse) -- HTTP, Sync has finished
     | ReceiveLoginResponse (Result Http.Error LoginResponse) -- HTTP, Login has finished
+    | ReceiveUserData Username (Result Http.Error UserData)
 
diff --git a/src/Scylla/UserData.elm b/src/Scylla/UserData.elm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e5e5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Scylla/UserData.elm
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module Scylla.UserData exposing (..)
+import Json.Decode as Decode exposing (Decoder, int, string, float, list, value, dict, bool, field)
+import Json.Decode.Pipeline exposing (required, optional)
+
+type alias UserData =
+    { displayName : Maybe String
+    , avatarUrl : Maybe String
+    }
+
+userDataDecoder : Decoder UserData
+userDataDecoder =
+    Decode.succeed UserData
+        |> optional "displayname" (Decode.map Just string) Nothing
+        |> optional "avatar_url" (Decode.map Just string) Nothing