diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index afdc35e..97bbad3 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export("%||%")
 export(arc_agent)
 export(arc_base_req)
 export(arc_host)
+export(arc_self_meta)
 export(arc_token)
 export(as_esri_features)
 export(as_esri_featureset)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1f34bfc..908b3b3 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # arcgisutils (development version)
 
+- `arc_self_meta()` is a new function to provide access to the [`/self`](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/portal-self.htm) endpoint. Closes [#32](https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgisutils/issues/32)
 - Null geometries are parsed into empty Geometry Collections using `sf::st_geometrycollection()` Fixed [#168](https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/168)
 - When Esri JSON contains 0 features, `parse_esri_json()` will create an empty `data.frame` with the fields that are returned with the appropriate R type.
 
diff --git a/R/self.R b/R/self.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7921876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/self.R
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#' Access the Self Resource
+#'
+#' The function returns the [`/self`](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/portal-self.htm) resource from the ArcGIS REST API. The `/self` endpoint
+#' returns the view of the portal as seen by the current user, whether anonymous
+#' or signed in.
+#'
+#' @details
+#'
+#' See the [endpoint documentation](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/portal-self.htm) for more details.
+#'
+#' The Portal Self response can vary based on whether it's called by a user, an app, or both.
+#'
+#' The response includes user and appinfo properties, and the variations in responses are primarily related to these two properties. As the names indicate, the user property includes information about the user making the call, and the appinfo property includes information pertaining to the app that made the call.
+#'
+#' @returns
+#'
+#' A named list.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams arc_base_req
+#' @export
+#' @examples
+#' self <- arc_self_meta()
+#' names(self)
+arc_self_meta <- function(token = arc_token(), error_call = rlang::current_call()) {
+
+  burl <- file.path(
+    # use the host from a token if set, otherwise default
+    token[["arcgis_host"]] %||% arc_host(),
+    "sharing", "rest", "portals", "self",
+    fsep = "/"
+  )
+
+  b_req <- arc_base_req(burl, token)
+  req <- httr2::req_body_form(b_req, f = "json")
+  resp <- httr2::req_perform(req, error_call = error_call)
+
+  res <- RcppSimdJson::fparse(
+    httr2::resp_body_string(resp)
+  )
+
+  res
+
+}
diff --git a/man/arc_self_meta.Rd b/man/arc_self_meta.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c88eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/arc_self_meta.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/self.R
+\name{arc_self_meta}
+\alias{arc_self_meta}
+\title{Access the Self Resource}
+\usage{
+arc_self_meta(token = arc_token(), error_call = rlang::current_call())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{token}{an object of class \code{httr2_token} as generated by \code{\link[=auth_code]{auth_code()}}
+or related function}
+
+\item{error_call}{the caller environment to be used when propagating errors.}
+}
+\value{
+A named list.
+}
+\description{
+The function returns the \href{https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/portal-self.htm}{\verb{/self}} resource from the ArcGIS REST API. The \verb{/self} endpoint
+returns the view of the portal as seen by the current user, whether anonymous
+or signed in.
+}
+\details{
+See the \href{https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/portal-self.htm}{endpoint documentation} for more details.
+
+The Portal Self response can vary based on whether it's called by a user, an app, or both.
+
+The response includes user and appinfo properties, and the variations in responses are primarily related to these two properties. As the names indicate, the user property includes information about the user making the call, and the appinfo property includes information pertaining to the app that made the call.
+}
+\examples{
+self <- arc_self_meta()
+names(self)
+}