zulip/templates/zerver/api/get-user.md

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# Get a user
Fetch details for a single user in the organization.
`GET {{ api_url }}/v1/users/{user_id}`
You can also fetch details on [all users in the organization](/api/get-all-users).
*This endpoint is new in Zulip Server 2.2.*
## Usage examples
{start_tabs}
{tab|python}
{generate_code_example(python)|/users/{user_id}:get|example}
{tab|curl}
{generate_code_example(curl, include=[""])|/users/{user_id}:get|example}
You may pass the `client_gravatar` or `include_custom_profile_fields` query parameter as follows:
{generate_code_example(curl)|/users/{user_id}:get|example}
{end_tabs}
## Arguments
**Note**: The following arguments are all URL query parameters.
{generate_api_arguments_table|zulip.yaml|/users/{user_id}:get}
## Response
#### Return values
* `user`: A dictionary that contains the requested user's details.
* `email`: The email address of the user or bot.
* `is_bot`: A boolean specifying whether the user is a bot or not.
* `avatar_url`: URL to the user's gravatar. `None` if the `client_gravatar`
query parameter was set to `True`.
* `full_name`: Full name of the user or bot.
* `is_admin`: A boolean specifying whether the user is an admin or not.
* `bot_type`: `None` if the user isn't a bot. `1` for a `Generic` bot.
`2` for an `Incoming webhook` bot. `3` for an `Outgoing webhook` bot.
`4` for an `Embedded` bot.
* `user_id`: The ID of the user.
* `bot_owner`: If the user is a bot (i.e. `is_bot` is `True`), `bot_owner`
is the email address of the user who created the bot.
* `is_active`: A boolean specifying whether the user is active or not.
* `is_guest`: A boolean specifying whether the user is a guest user or not.
* `timezone`: The time zone of the user.
#### Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{generate_code_example|/users/{user_id}:get|fixture(200)}