zulip/templates/zerver/api/get-subscribed-streams.md

Get subscribed streams

Get all streams that the user is subscribed to.

GET {{ api_url }}/v1/users/me/subscriptions

Usage examples

• Python
• JavaScript
• curl

curl {{ api_url }}/v1/users/me/subscriptions \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY

{generate_code_example(python)|get-subscribed-streams|example}

More examples and documentation can be found [here](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-js).

const zulip = require('zulip-js');

// Download zuliprc-dev from your dev server
const config = {
    zuliprc: 'zuliprc-dev',
};

zulip(config).then((client) => {
    // Get all streams that the user is subscribed to
    client.streams.subscriptions.retrieve().then(console.log);
});

Arguments

This request takes no arguments.

Response

Return values

• subscriptions: A list of dictionaries where each dictionary contains information about one of the subscribed streams.
  • stream_id: The unique ID of a stream.
  • name: The name of a stream.
  • description: A short description of a stream.
  • invite-only: Specifies whether a stream is private or not. Only people who have been invited can access a private stream.
  • subscribers: A list of email addresses of users who are also subscribed to a given stream.
  • desktop_notifications: A boolean specifiying whether desktop notifications are enabled for the given stream.
  • push_notifications: A boolean specifiying whether push notifications are enabled for the given stream.
  • audible_notifications: A boolean specifiying whether audible notifications are enabled for the given stream.
  • pin_to_top: A boolean specifying whether the given stream has been pinned to the top.
  • email_address: Email address of the given stream.
  • in_home_view: Whether the given stream is muted or not. Muted streams do not count towards your total unread count and thus, do not show up in All messages view (previously known as Home view).
  • color: Stream color.

Example response

A typical successful JSON response may look like:

{generate_code_example|get-subscribed-streams|fixture}