Since you’re using a JWT for the current user (that is logged into WordPress), you can use this endpoint:
/wp/v2/users/me
https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/users/#retrieve-a-user-2
You can also check the token to see what claims are available at https://jwt.ms
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