diff --git a/src/app/api/user/exists/route.ts b/src/app/api/user/exists/route.ts
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+import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import db from '@/db';
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
+  const url = new URL(req.url);
+
+  const apiKey = url.searchParams.get('apiKey');
+  const email = url.searchParams.get('email');
+  if (!apiKey) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'No token provided' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+  if (apiKey !== process.env.JOB_BOARD_AUTH_SECRET) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Invalid token' }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+  const user = await db.user.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      email,
+    },
+    select: {
+      purchases: true,
+      email: true,
+      id: true,
+      name: true,
+      certificate: true,
+    },
+  });
+  if (!user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'User not found' }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    user,
+  });
+}