---
title: "Get User By Email"
method: POST
path: "/api/user"
---

# Get User By Email

`POST /api/user`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://backend.praktiki.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://backend.praktiki.io/api/user`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Look up a user by email. Returns uid + email if found, empty object if not.

## Request body

- UserLookupRequest
  - `email` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- UserLookupResponse
  - `uid` string, nullable
  - `email` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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