---
title: "Retrieves information about a user for the specified username and organization short name (accessible to same-organization users or Secretariat)"
method: GET
path: "/org/{shortname}/user/{username}"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Retrieves information about a user for the specified username and organization short name (accessible to same-organization users or Secretariat)

`GET /org/{shortname}/user/{username}`

<h2>Access Control</h2>  <p>Authenticated users can access this endpoint only for users in their own organization. Secretariat users can access any user.</p>  <h2>Expected Behavior</h2>  <p><b>Regular, CNA & Admin Users:</b> Retrieves information about a user in the same organization</p>  <p><b>Secretariat:</b> Retrieves any user's information</p>

## Path parameters

- `shortname` string, required
- `username` string, required

## Headers

- `CVE-API-ORG` string, required
- `CVE-API-USER` string, required
- `CVE-API-KEY` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns information about the specified user

- GetUserResponseJson — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Not Authenticated
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2025-09-22** `63c3d9620e8a` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `registry`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/get-user-response.json, #/components/schemas/get-registry-user-response.json` from the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2025-09-19** `f7f264af5155` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/get-user-response.json, #/components/schemas/get-registry-user-response.json` to the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `200`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `registry`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cveproject/apis/cve-services-api/changes/org/:shortname/user/:username/get.md)

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