---
title: "GET /users/{username}/about"
method: GET
path: "/users/{username}/about"
tags: ["users"]
---

# GET /users/{username}/about

`GET /users/{username}/about`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.jikan.moe/v4`
- URL: `https://api.jikan.moe/v4/users/{username}/about`
- Auth: none declared

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns user about in raw HTML

- UserAbout
  - `data` object[]
    - `about` string, nullable: User About. NOTE: About information is customizable by users through BBCode on MyAnimeList. This means users can add multimedia content, different text sizes, etc. Due to this freeform, Jikan returns parsed HTML. Validate on your end!

## Other responses

- `400`: Error: Bad request. When required parameters were not supplied.

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