# Check Admin Status

Source: https://recoupable.dev/docs/api-reference/admins/check

Check if the authenticated account is a Recoup admin. An account is considered an admin if it is a member of the Recoup organization. No input parameters required — authentication is performed via the x-api-key or Authorization header.

## GET /api/admins

Full OpenAPI specification: https://recoupable.dev/docs/spec/accounts.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://recoupable.dev/docs/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Recoup API - Accounts",
    "description": "API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT"
    },
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.recoupable.dev"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/admins": {
      "get": {
        "description": "Check if the authenticated account is a Recoup admin. An account is considered an admin if it is a member of the Recoup organization. No input parameters required — authentication is performed via the x-api-key or Authorization header.",
        "parameters": [],
        "security": [
          {
            "apiKeyAuth": []
          },
          {
            "bearerAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Admin status retrieved successfully",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CheckAdminResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid credentials",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "CheckAdminResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "status",
          "isAdmin"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "success"
            ],
            "description": "Status of the request"
          },
          "isAdmin": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether the authenticated account is a Recoup admin"
          }
        }
      },
      "AccountErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "status",
          "message"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "error"
            ],
            "description": "Status of the request"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error message describing what went wrong"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys)."
      },
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
```