diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index d758a9598..ac6090e5f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -89,6 +89,34 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
         return $res;
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials
+     *
+     *
+     * @return \App\Transformer\Api\AccountTransformer
+     */
+    public function verifyCredentials(Request $request)
+    {
+        abort_if(!$request->user(), 403);
+        $id = $request->user()->id;
+
+        $res = Cache::remember('mastoapi:user:account:id:'.$id, now()->addHours(6), function() use($id) {
+            $profile = Profile::whereNull('status')->whereUserId($id)->firstOrFail();
+            $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($profile, new AccountTransformer());
+            $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
+            $res['source'] = [
+                'privacy' => $profile->is_private ? 'private' : 'public',
+                'sensitive' => $profile->cw ? true : false,
+                'language' => 'en',
+                'note' => '',
+                'fields' => []
+            ];
+            return $res;
+        });
+
+        return response()->json($res);
+    }
+
     /**
      * GET /api/v1/accounts/{id}
      *
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 3803c9309..2dd34256b 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
         Route::get('nodeinfo/2.0.json', 'FederationController@nodeinfo');
 
         Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1'], function () {
-            Route::get('accounts/verify_credentials', 'ApiController@verifyCredentials')->middleware('auth:api');
+            Route::get('accounts/verify_credentials', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@verifyCredentials')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::patch('accounts/update_credentials', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountUpdateCredentials')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::get('accounts/relationships', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountRelationshipsById')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::get('accounts/search', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountSearch')->middleware('auth:api');