diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/responses/routers/get_responses_router.py b/cognee/api/v1/responses/routers/get_responses_router.py
index 35a5988ca..24ffecb40 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/responses/routers/get_responses_router.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/responses/routers/get_responses_router.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import uuid
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
 import openai
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from cognee.api.v1.responses.models import (
     ResponseRequest,
     ResponseResponse,
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from cognee.api.v1.responses.models import (
 from cognee.api.v1.responses.dispatch_function import dispatch_function
 from cognee.api.v1.responses.default_tools import DEFAULT_TOOLS
 from cognee.infrastructure.llm.config import get_llm_config
+from cognee.modules.users.models import User
+from cognee.modules.users.methods import get_authenticated_user
 
 
 def get_responses_router() -> APIRouter:
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ def get_responses_router() -> APIRouter:
     @router.post("/", response_model=ResponseResponse)
     async def create_response(
         request: ResponseRequest,
+        user: User = Depends(get_authenticated_user),
     ) -> ResponseResponse:
         """
         OpenAI-compatible responses endpoint with function calling support