---
title: "Check if a user actually exists in the database."
method: GET
path: "/api/user_exists"
tags: ["pyLoad REST"]
---

# Check if a user actually exists in the database.

`GET /api/user_exists`

Check if a user actually exists in the database.

## Query parameters

- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

boolean

- boolean

## Changes

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- **2025-11-15** `2fd5ad55a679` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-08-16** `69c54d77eed4` — 1 breaking
  - api removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pyload/apis/pyload-api-documentation-openapi/changes/api/user_exists/get.md)

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