get/users/{user_id}

Get user by ID

Retrieves public user information by user ID. Returns basic profile details like username, avatar, and status. Does not include private or sensitive user data.

get_user_by_id

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
user_id*	path	SnowflakeType	The ID of the user

Responses

200

Success

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$",
      "description": "The unique identifier (snowflake) for this user"
    },
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The username of the user, not unique across the platform"
    },
    "discriminator": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The four-digit discriminator tag of the user"
    },
    "global_name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The display name of the user, if set"
    },
    "avatar": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The hash of the user avatar image"
    },
    "avatar_color": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Int32Type"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The dominant avatar color of the user as an integer"
    },
    "bot": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the user is a bot account"
    },
    "system": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the user is an official system user"
    },
    "flags": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PublicUserFlags"
    },
    "mention_flags": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MentionReplyPreferences",
      "description": "The user's account-wide reply mention preference"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "username",
    "discriminator",
    "global_name",
    "avatar",
    "avatar_color",
    "flags"
  ]
}

400

Bad Request - The request was malformed or contained invalid data

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

401

Unauthorized - Authentication is required or the token is invalid

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

403

Forbidden - You do not have permission to perform this action

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}

429

Too Many Requests - You are being rate limited

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "RATE_LIMITED"
      ]
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "retry_after": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Seconds to wait before retrying"
    },
    "global": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this is a global rate limit"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message",
    "retry_after"
  ]
}

500

Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorCode"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Field-specific validation errors",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorItem"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "message"
  ]
}