---
title: "Get a GitHub user from the dataset"
method: GET
path: "/datasets/github-users/items/{login}"
tags: ["Datasets"]
---

# Get a GitHub user from the dataset

`GET /datasets/github-users/items/{login}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/github-users/items/{login}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns one GitHub user from the dataset by `login`, with profile fields (name, bio, company, blog, location, email), follower, repo and 30-day activity counts, `influence_tier`, `rank_score`, geo, linked social accounts and bot or organisation flags. An unknown login returns 404.

## Path parameters

- `login` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- DatasetsGithubUserResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` EsGithubUserRecord
    - `account_age_years` number: Age of the account in years, to one decimal, at the time of `crawled_at`.
    - `active_90d` boolean: Whether the user's latest activity was within 90 days of `crawled_at`.
    - `avatar_url` string: URL of the profile picture.
    - `bio` string: Profile biography text.
    - `blog` string: Website or blog address on the profile.
    - `company` string: Employer name as written on the profile.
    - `company_normalized` string: Company name cleaned for matching: lowercased, with any leading `@` removed.
    - `crawled_at` string: Time the profile was fetched, in UTC (RFC 3339).
    - `created_at` string: Time the GitHub account was created, in UTC (RFC 3339).
    - `domains` string[]: Interest areas inferred from the profile text, for example `ml-ai`, `frontend` or `devops`.
    - `email` string: Public email address on the profile.
    - `follower_following_ratio` number: Followers divided by accounts followed, to two decimals. Equals `followers` when the user follows nobody.
    - `followers` integer: Number of followers.
    - `following` integer: Number of accounts the user follows.
    - `geo` EsGithubGeo
      - `city` string: Name of the city resolved from the profile location.
      - `country` string: Name of the country resolved from the profile location.
      - `country_code` string: Country code resolved from the profile location, for example `DE`.
      - `location` EsGithubGeoPoint
        - `lat` number: Latitude in decimal degrees.
        - `lon` number: Longitude in decimal degrees.
      - `state` string: Name of the state or region resolved from the profile location.
    - `has_blog` boolean: Whether the profile shows a website or blog.
    - `has_email` boolean: Whether the profile shows a public email address.
    - `has_twitter` boolean: Whether the profile shows a Twitter or X username.
    - `hireable` boolean: Whether the user has marked themselves as available for hire.
    - `html_url` string: Link to the user's GitHub profile page.
    - `id` integer: Numeric GitHub user id.
    - `influence_tier` string: Follower-based tier: `nano` (under 50), `micro` (50 to 499), `mid` (500 to 4,999), `macro` (5,000 to 49,999) or `mega` (50,000 or more).
    - `is_bot` boolean: Whether the account is a bot.
    - `is_org` boolean: Whether the account is an organization.
    - `is_suspected_automation` boolean: Whether the account looks like a commit farm or mass repository generator.
    - `last_active_at` string: Time of the user's latest recorded activity, in UTC (RFC 3339).
    - `location_raw` string: Free-text location as written on the profile.
    - `login` string: GitHub username of the account.
    - `name` string: Display name on the profile.
    - `prs_30d` integer: Number of pull request events the user had in the last 30 days.
    - `public_gists` integer: Number of public gists.
    - `public_repos` integer: Number of public repositories.
    - `pushes_30d` integer: Number of pushes the user made in the last 30 days.
    - `rank_score` integer: Overall notability score. Followers count most and recent activity adds a smaller amount. It is 0 for suspected automation.
    - `reachable` boolean: Whether the profile shows any public way to make contact: email, Twitter or X, a website or a linked social account.
    - `reviews_30d` integer: Number of pull request review events, including review comments, the user made in the last 30 days.
    - `schema_version` integer: Version of the record layout.
    - `social_accounts` EsGithubSocialLink[]: Social accounts linked on the profile.
      - `provider` string: Social network the link points to.
      - `url` string: Link to the account on that network.
    - `social_count` integer: Number of social accounts linked on the profile.
    - `twitter_username` string: Twitter or X username on the profile.
    - `type` string: Account type on GitHub, for example `User` or `Organization`.
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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