diff --git a/client/cognito-api.ts b/client/cognito-api.ts
index e75be66..dded81c 100644
--- a/client/cognito-api.ts
+++ b/client/cognito-api.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ interface GetCredentialsForIdentityResponse {
   IdentityId: string;
 }
 
+interface GetUserResponse {
+  MFAOptions: {
+    AttributeName: string;
+    DeliveryMedium: string;
+  }[];
+  PreferredMfaSetting: string;
+  UserAttributes: {
+    Name: string;
+    Value: string;
+  }[];
+  UserMFASettingList: string[];
+  Username: string;
+}
+
 export function isErrorResponse(obj: unknown): obj is ErrorResponse {
   return (
     !!obj && typeof obj === "object" && "__type" in obj && "message" in obj
@@ -363,7 +377,7 @@ export async function getUser({
 }: {
   abort?: AbortSignal;
   accessToken?: string;
-}): Promise<{ Name: string; Value: string }[]> {
+}) {
   const { fetch, cognitoIdpEndpoint, proxyApiHeaders } = configure();
   const token = accessToken ?? (await retrieveTokens())?.accessToken;
   return await fetch(
@@ -384,7 +398,7 @@ export async function getUser({
     }
   )
     .then(throwIfNot2xx)
-    .then((res) => res.json() as Promise<{ Name: string; Value: string }[]>);
+    .then((res) => res.json() as Promise<GetUserResponse | ErrorResponse>);
 }
 
 export async function getCredentialsForIdentity({