It looks like you are sending a malformed access token. Your example, `Vy*iWEzkfPKHAzx7PEtJcA%2529%2529` is not of the proper form and exhibits classic URI encoding corruption. Valid tokens all seem to be 24 characters that end in `))`. And `)` is often encoded as `%29` by browsers depending on how you get it and/or cut and paste. `')' === decodeURIComponent ('%29')` Additionally, `%25` is the URI encoding of `%`, so your token was *double* URI encoded. (That's two times too many. ;) ) ---------- When I send the same request, with a validly formatted token (which I have since deauthorized): [/2.2/me?access_token=Vza4EEmVimmN4l3O9qZ87Q)) ...][1] I get a valid result. When I double URI-encode the token: [/2.2/me?site=access_token=Vza4EEmVimmN4l3O9qZ87Q%2529%2529 ...][2] I get the same 500 error that you got. ---------- ---------- Note: The links above show the proper full format. Obviously, they won't work for you since I deauth'd the token (to protect my account's virginity). You can go to [the doc page][3], fetch your own token, and plug it into the above links and it will work. [1]: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/me?site=stackoverflow&access_token=Vza4EEmVimmN4l3O9qZ87Q))&key=U4DMV*8nvpm3EOpvf69Rxw(( [2]: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/me?site=stackoverflow&access_token=Vza4EEmVimmN4l3O9qZ87Q%2529%2529&key=U4DMV*8nvpm3EOpvf69Rxw(( [3]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/me