---
title: "Get an owner profile"
method: GET
path: "/api/explore/owners/{handle}"
tags: ["Users", "Organizations"]
---

# Get an owner profile

`GET /api/explore/owners/{handle}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/explore/owners/{handle}`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token

Returns who holds the named root handle: a user, an organization (with the app it publishes under its own handle, if visible) or an app.

## Path parameters

- `handle` string, required

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- PublicOwnerProfile
  - `actorId` string, required
  - `handle` string, required
  - `displayName` string, nullable, required
  - `bio` string, nullable, required
  - `location` string, nullable, required
  - `company` string, nullable, required
  - `websiteUrl` string, nullable, required
  - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
  - `kind` 'user' | 'organization' | 'app', required
  - `app` object, nullable, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `publisher` object, required
      - `handle` string, required
      - `displayName` string, nullable, required
    - `listed` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

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