---
title: "Get a user by email"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/users/email/{email}"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Get a user by email

`GET /api/v4/users/email/{email}`

Get a user object by providing a user email. Sensitive information will be sanitized out.
##### Permissions
Requires an active session and for the current session to be able to view another user's email based on the server's privacy settings.

## Path parameters

- `email` string, required

## Response `200`

User retrieval successful

- 38cb7293User
  - `id` string
  - `create_at` integer — The time in milliseconds a user was created
  - `update_at` integer — The time in milliseconds a user was last updated
  - `delete_at` integer — The time in milliseconds a user was deleted
  - `username` string
  - `first_name` string
  - `last_name` string
  - `nickname` string
  - `email` string
  - `email_verified` boolean
  - `auth_service` string
  - `roles` string
  - `locale` string
  - `notify_props` 38cb7293UserNotifyProps
    - `email` string — Set to "true" to enable email notifications, "false" to disable. Defaults to "true".
    - `push` string — Set to "all" to receive push notifications for all activity, "mention" for mentions and direct messages only, and "none" to disable. Defaults to "mention".
    - `desktop` string — Set to "all" to receive desktop notifications for all activity, "mention" for mentions and direct messages only, and "none" to disable. Defaults to "all".
    - `desktop_sound` string — Set to "true" to enable sound on desktop notifications, "false" to disable. Defaults to "true".
    - `mention_keys` string — A comma-separated list of words to count as mentions. Defaults to username and @username.
    - `channel` string — Set to "true" to enable channel-wide notifications (@channel, @all, etc.), "false" to disable. Defaults to "true".
    - `first_name` string — Set to "true" to enable mentions for first name. Defaults to "true" if a first name is set, "false" otherwise.
  - `props` object
  - `last_password_update` integer
  - `last_picture_update` integer
  - `failed_attempts` integer
  - `mfa_active` boolean
  - `timezone` 38cb7293Timezone
    - `useAutomaticTimezone` boolean — Set to "true" to use the browser/system timezone, "false" to set manually. Defaults to "true".
    - `manualTimezone` string — Value when setting manually the timezone, i.e. "Europe/Berlin".
    - `automaticTimezone` string — This value is set automatically when the "useAutomaticTimezone" is set to "true".
  - `terms_of_service_id` string — ID of accepted terms of service, if any. This field is not present if empty.
  - `terms_of_service_create_at` integer — The time in milliseconds the user accepted the terms of service

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid or missing parameters in URL or request body
- `401` — No access token provided
- `403` — Do not have appropriate permissions
- `404` — Resource not found

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