diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php b/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
index 14aaa0d6..f6482f80 100644
--- a/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 /**
- * Model for a course
+ * Model for a user
  *
  * @package local_lbplanner
  * @subpackage helpers
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 use local_lbplanner\helpers\user_helper;
 
 /**
- * Model class for course
+ * Model class for model
  */
 class user {
     /**
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ public static function api_structure_short(): external_single_structure {
      * @return array a full representation of this user and its data
      */
     public function prepare_for_api(): array {
+        $mdluser = $this->get_mdluser();
         return array_merge(
             $this->prepare_for_api_short(),
             [
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ public function prepare_for_api(): array {
                 'colorblindness' => $this->colorblindness,
                 'displaytaskcount' => $this->displaytaskcount,
                 'capabilities' => $this->get_capabilitybitmask(),
+                'email' => $mdluser->email,
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -370,6 +372,7 @@ public static function api_structure(): external_single_structure {
                 'displaytaskcount' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'If the user has the taskcount-enabled 1-yes 0-no'),
                 'capabilities' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The capabilities of the user represented as a bitmask value'),
                 'vintage' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'The vintage of the user', VALUE_DEFAULT),
+                'email' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'The email address of the user'),
             ]
         );
     }