diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4bf91c..11a364a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ This is a work in progress, further functionality coming shortly.
 
     m = mega.login(email, password)
 
+### Get user details
+
+    details = m.get_user()
+
 ### Get account files
 
     files = m.get_files()
diff --git a/mega.py b/mega.py
index 53e96e2..741b4a6 100644
--- a/mega.py
+++ b/mega.py
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ class Mega(object):
         else:
             raise errors.RequestError('Url key missing')
 
+    def get_user(self):
+        user_data =  self.api_request({'a': 'ug'})
+        return user_data
+
+
     def download_file(self, file_id, file_key, is_public=False):
         if is_public:
             file_key = base64_to_a32(file_key)
@@ -122,6 +127,8 @@ class Mega(object):
         attribs = decrypt_attr(attribs, k)
         file_name = attribs['n']
 
+        print "Downloading %s (size: %d), url = %s" % (attribs['n'], file_size, file_url)
+
         input_file = requests.get(file_url, stream=True).raw
         output_file = open(file_name, 'wb')
 
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ class Mega(object):
         else:
             raise errors.ValidationError('File id and key must be set')
 
+
     def upload(self, filename, dest=None):
         #determine storage node
         if dest is None:
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index 0dca10f..8a54b5e 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ def test():
     #login
     m =  mega.login(email, password)
 
+    #get user details
+    details = m.get_user()
+    print(details)
+
     #get account files
     files = m.get_files()
     print(files)