# Get organization members' real avatars

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/get-organization-members-real-avatars/63558>\
**Category:** Jira Cloud\
**Tags:** jira-cloud, rest-api\
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/get-organization-members-real-avatars/63558 "2022-11-16T10:27:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LaszloBucsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LaszloBucsai](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/LaszloBucsai)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/get-organization-members-real-avatars/63558/1 "2022-11-16T10:27:32Z")

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When fetching users on the frontend from the REST API with `AP.request('/rest/api/2/user/bulk')` only the initials are shown as avatars for users that have not set their profile pictures to public visibility. Is there a way to make the request as the logged in user so others’ (and their own) visibility settings apply just like in the Jira dashboard?

Edit: my issue is basically same as [this](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/users-api-returns-users-initials-avatars-instead-of-real-ones/53933) but I’m using Connect API on the frontend.

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**Author:** ![PawelCegla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/pawelcegla/32/40753_2.png) [@PawelCegla](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/PawelCegla)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/get-organization-members-real-avatars/63558/2 "2022-11-17T07:16:55Z")

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Hi @LaszloBucsai,

Thanks for your message and welcome to Atlassian Developer Community! 🥳

Unfortunately it’s not possible. As part of GDPR restrictions apps are only granted public visibility even for frontend requests coming through a user’s session.

See [Profile visibility and third-party apps | Connect apps](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/profile-visibility/#connect-apps) for reference:

> Connect apps only have access to profile information that is available to the public (“Anyone”)(…)

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Pawel