---
title: "Get user by ID"
method: GET
path: "/users/{user_id}"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Get user by ID

`GET /users/{user_id}`

Retrieves public user information by user ID. Returns basic profile details like username, avatar, and status. Does not include private or sensitive user data.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, snowflake, required

## Response `200`

Success

- UserPartialResponse
  - `id` string, required — The unique identifier (snowflake) for this user
  - `username` string, required — The username of the user, not unique across the platform
  - `discriminator` string, required — The four-digit discriminator tag of the user
  - `global_name` string, nullable, required — The display name of the user, if set
  - `avatar` string, nullable, required — The hash of the user avatar image
  - `avatar_color` integer, required
  - `bot` boolean — Whether the user is a bot account
  - `system` boolean — Whether the user is an official system user
  - `flags` integer, required — The public flags on the user account
  - `mention_flags` 0 | 1 | 2 — Reply mention preference

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The request was malformed or contained invalid data
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication is required or the token is invalid
- `403` — Forbidden - You do not have permission to perform this action
- `429` — Too Many Requests - You are being rate limited
- `500` — Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

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