Obtain an author/user by their name

get/index.php?action=findAuthor

Response

An object containing information about an author/user

idinteger

usernamestring

resource_countinteger

avatarstring uri

last_activityinteger nullable

Last activity timestamp (in seconds)

Changes

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  the response's property format changed from uri to no format for status
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