diff --git a/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go b/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
index ef42ace..0f87e29 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/handle_auth.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (store *Store) AuthMiddlewear(ctx *gin.Context) {
-
 	access_token, err := ctx.Cookie("access_token")
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.AbortWithStatusJSON(401, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
@@ -27,6 +26,26 @@ func (store *Store) AuthMiddlewear(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	ctx.Next()
 }
 
+func (store *Store) CheckToken(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	access_token, err := ctx.Cookie("access_token")
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.JSON(401, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	claims, err := store.Auth.VerifyJWT(access_token)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.JSON(401, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"data": gin.H{
+		"id":       (*claims)["id"],
+		"username": (*claims)["username"],
+		"admin":    (*claims)["admin"],
+	}})
+}
+
 func (store *Store) RefreshToken(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	refreshToken, err := ctx.Cookie("refresh_token")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -76,7 +95,6 @@ func (store *Store) RefreshToken(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	)
 
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"data": user})
-
 }
 
 func (store *Store) Login(ctx *gin.Context) {
diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index 3f2fadd..2e5fb95 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	r.POST("/auth/login", store.Login)
 	r.POST("/auth/refresh", store.RefreshToken)
+	r.GET("/auth/refresh", store.CheckToken)
 
 	r.GET("/spotify/callback", store.CompleteSpotifyAuth)
 	r.GET("/spotify/listening", store.ListeningTo)