diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/Exceptions/Exceptions.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/Exceptions/Exceptions.cs
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+namespace DrinkRateAPI.Exceptions;
+
+public class DrinkRateException : Exception;
+
+public class NotFoundException : DrinkRateException;
+
+public class UnauthorizedException : DrinkRateException;
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diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/Services/ApplicationUserService.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/Services/ApplicationUserService.cs
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+using System.Security.Claims;
+using DrinkRateAPI.Contexts;
+using DrinkRateAPI.DbEntities;
+using DrinkRateAPI.Exceptions;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DrinkRateAPI.Services;
+
+public class ApplicationUserService(ApplicationDbContext context)
+{
+    private ApplicationDbContext _context = context;
+    public async Task<DbUserProfile> UserProfileByApplicationUserAsync(ClaimsPrincipal identity)
+    {
+        var appUserId = identity.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)?.Value;
+        var profile = await _context.UserProfiles
+            .FirstAsync(x => x.ApplicationUserId.ToString() == appUserId)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException();
+
+        return profile;
+    }
+}
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