---
title: "Get user account"
method: GET
path: "/user_account"
tags: ["user_account"]
---

# Get user account

`GET /user_account`

Get account information for the "operation user_account"
- By default, the "operation user_account" is the token user_account.

If using Business Access: Specify an ad_account_id to use the owner of that ad_account as the "operation user_account". See <a href='/docs/reference/business-access/'>Understanding Business Access</a> for more information.

## Query parameters

- `ad_account_id` string

## Response `200`

response

- Account
  - `account_type` 'PINNER' | 'BUSINESS' — Type of account
  - `id` string — User account ID.
  - `profile_image` string
  - `website_url` string
  - `username` string
  - `about` string — Profile about description.
  - `business_name` string, nullable
  - `board_count` integer, nullable — User account board count.<br/>**Note**: Board count on user account level may differ from counts found elsewhere due to attribution of collaborative Boards.
  - `pin_count` integer, nullable — User account pin count. This includes both created and saved pins.
  - `follower_count` integer, nullable — User account follower count.
  - `following_count` integer, nullable — User account following count.
  - `monthly_views` integer, nullable — User account monthly views.

## Other responses

- `403` — Not authorized to access the user account.
- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2023-07-14** (v5) `52586a274771` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `about` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-05-12** (v5) `689b4b267639` — 6 info
  - added the optional property `board_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `business_name` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `follower_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `following_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - …2 more
- **2022-11-14** (v5) `e041d7b0cef0` — 1 warning
  - for the `query` request parameter `ad_account_id`, the maxLength was set to `18`
- **2021-12-16** (v5) `2a34d1d22a47` — 1 warning
  - changed the pattern of the `query` request parameter `ad_account_id` from `\d+` to `^\d+$`
- **2021-11-05** (v5) `8583f6373a80` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api/changes/user_account/get.md)

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