Users

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Interact with and view information about users and also current user.

Get the authenticated user
get /user

If the authenticated user is authenticated with an OAuth token with the user scope, then the response lists public and private profile information.

If the authenticated user is authenticated through OAuth without the user scope, then the response lists only public profile information.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "login": "octocat",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
  "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
  "gravatar_id": "",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
  "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
  "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
  "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
  "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
  "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
  "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
  "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
  "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
  "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
  "type": "User",
  "site_admin": false,
  "name": "monalisa octocat",
  "company": "GitHub",
  "blog": "https://github.com/blog",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "email": "octocat@github.com",
  "hireable": false,
  "bio": "There once was...",
  "public_repos": 2,
  "public_gists": 1,
  "followers": 20,
  "following": 0,
  "created_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z",
  "updated_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z",
  "private_gists": 81,
  "total_private_repos": 100,
  "owned_private_repos": 100,
  "disk_usage": 10000,
  "collaborators": 8,
  "two_factor_authentication": true,
  "plan": {
    "name": "Medium",
    "space": 400,
    "private_repos": 20,
    "collaborators": 0
  }
}

Update the authenticated user
patch /user

Note: If your email is set to private and you send an email parameter as part of this request to update your profile, your privacy settings are still enforced: the email address will not be displayed on your public profile or via the API.

name

string

The new name of the user.

Example
"Omar Jahandar"

email

string

The publicly visible email address of the user.

Example
"omar@example.com"

blog

string

The new blog URL of the user.

Example
"blog.example.com"

twitter_username

string or null

The new Twitter username of the user.

Example
"therealomarj"

company

string

The new company of the user.

Example
"Acme corporation"

location

string

The new location of the user.

Example
"Berlin, Germany"

hireable

boolean

The new hiring availability of the user.

bio

string

The new short biography of the user.

Request

{
  "blog": "https://github.com/blog",
  "name": "monalisa octocat"
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "login": "octocat",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
  "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
  "gravatar_id": "",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
  "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
  "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
  "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
  "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
  "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
  "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
  "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
  "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
  "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
  "type": "User",
  "site_admin": false,
  "name": "monalisa octocat",
  "company": "GitHub",
  "blog": "https://github.com/blog",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "email": "octocat@github.com",
  "hireable": false,
  "bio": "There once was...",
  "public_repos": 2,
  "public_gists": 1,
  "followers": 20,
  "following": 0,
  "created_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z",
  "updated_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z",
  "private_gists": 81,
  "total_private_repos": 100,
  "owned_private_repos": 100,
  "disk_usage": 10000,
  "collaborators": 8,
  "two_factor_authentication": true,
  "plan": {
    "name": "Medium",
    "space": 400,
    "private_repos": 20,
    "collaborators": 0
  }
}

List email addresses for the authenticated user
get /user/emails

Lists all of your email addresses, and specifies which one is visible to the public. This endpoint is accessible with the user:email scope.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "verified": true,
    "primary": true,
    "visibility": "public"
  }
]

Add an email address for the authenticated user
post /user/emails

This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

One Of

Request

{
  "emails": [
    "octocat@github.com",
    "mona@github.com",
    "octocat@octocat.org"
  ]
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@octocat.org",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": "public"
  },
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": null
  },
  {
    "email": "mona@github.com",
    "primary": false,
    "verified": false,
    "visibility": null
  }
]

Delete an email address for the authenticated user
delete /user/emails

This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

One Of

Request

{
  "emails": [
    "octocat@github.com",
    "mona@github.com"
  ]
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List followers of the authenticated user
get /user/followers

Lists the people following the authenticated user.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

List the people the authenticated user follows
get /user/following

Lists the people who the authenticated user follows.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user
get /user/following/{username}

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Response

ExamplesSchema

if the person is followed by the authenticated user

Empty response

Follow a user
put /user/following/{username}

Note that you'll need to set Content-Length to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see "HTTP verbs."

Following a user requires the user to be logged in and authenticated with basic auth or OAuth with the user:follow scope.

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

Unfollow a user
delete /user/following/{username}

Unfollowing a user requires the user to be logged in and authenticated with basic auth or OAuth with the user:follow scope.

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List GPG keys for the authenticated user
get /user/gpg_keys

Lists the current user's GPG keys. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least read:gpg_key scope.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Octocat's GPG Key",
    "primary_key_id": 2,
    "key_id": "3262EFF25BA0D270",
    "public_key": "xsBNBFayYZ...",
    "emails": [
      {
        "email": "octocat@users.noreply.github.com",
        "verified": true
      }
    ],
    "subkeys": [
      {
        "id": 4,
        "primary_key_id": 3,
        "key_id": "4A595D4C72EE49C7",
        "public_key": "zsBNBFayYZ...",
        "emails": [],
        "can_sign": false,
        "can_encrypt_comms": true,
        "can_encrypt_storage": true,
        "can_certify": false,
        "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
        "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
        "revoked": false
      }
    ],
    "can_sign": true,
    "can_encrypt_comms": false,
    "can_encrypt_storage": false,
    "can_certify": true,
    "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
    "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
    "revoked": false,
    "raw_key": "string"
  }
]

Create a GPG key for the authenticated user
post /user/gpg_keys

Adds a GPG key to the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth, or OAuth with at least write:gpg_key scope.

name

string

A descriptive name for the new key.

armored_public_key

string

required

A GPG key in ASCII-armored format.

Request

{
  "name": "Octocat's GPG Key",
  "armored_public_key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\nVersion: GnuPG v1\n\nmQINBFnZ2ZIBEADQ2Z7Z7\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----"
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Octocat's GPG Key",
  "primary_key_id": 2,
  "key_id": "3262EFF25BA0D270",
  "public_key": "xsBNBFayYZ...",
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "octocat@users.noreply.github.com",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "subkeys": [
    {
      "id": 4,
      "primary_key_id": 3,
      "key_id": "4A595D4C72EE49C7",
      "public_key": "zsBNBFayYZ...",
      "emails": [],
      "can_sign": false,
      "can_encrypt_comms": true,
      "can_encrypt_storage": true,
      "can_certify": false,
      "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
      "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
      "revoked": false
    }
  ],
  "can_sign": true,
  "can_encrypt_comms": false,
  "can_encrypt_storage": false,
  "can_certify": true,
  "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
  "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
  "revoked": false,
  "raw_key": "\"-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\\nVersion: GnuPG v2\\n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\\nIts/HFYRLiFgDLmTlxo=\\n=+OzK\\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\""
}

Get a GPG key for the authenticated user
get /user/gpg_keys/{gpg_key_id}

View extended details for a single GPG key. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least read:gpg_key scope.

gpg_key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the GPG key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Octocat's GPG Key",
  "primary_key_id": 2,
  "key_id": "3262EFF25BA0D270",
  "public_key": "xsBNBFayYZ...",
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "octocat@users.noreply.github.com",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "subkeys": [
    {
      "id": 4,
      "primary_key_id": 3,
      "key_id": "4A595D4C72EE49C7",
      "public_key": "zsBNBFayYZ...",
      "emails": [],
      "can_sign": false,
      "can_encrypt_comms": true,
      "can_encrypt_storage": true,
      "can_certify": false,
      "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
      "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
      "revoked": false
    }
  ],
  "can_sign": true,
  "can_encrypt_comms": false,
  "can_encrypt_storage": false,
  "can_certify": true,
  "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
  "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
  "revoked": false,
  "raw_key": "\"-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\\nVersion: GnuPG v2\\n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\\nIts/HFYRLiFgDLmTlxo=\\n=+OzK\\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\""
}

Delete a GPG key for the authenticated user
delete /user/gpg_keys/{gpg_key_id}

Removes a GPG key from the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least admin:gpg_key scope.

gpg_key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the GPG key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List public SSH keys for the authenticated user
get /user/keys

Lists the public SSH keys for the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least read:public_key scope.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
    "id": 2,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
    "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z",
    "verified": false,
    "read_only": false
  },
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJy931234",
    "id": 3,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/3",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAB",
    "created_at": "2020-07-11T21:31:57Z",
    "verified": false,
    "read_only": false
  }
]

Create a public SSH key for the authenticated user
post /user/keys

Adds a public SSH key to the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth, or OAuth with at least write:public_key scope.

title

string

A descriptive name for the new key.

Example
"Personal MacBook Air"

key

string

^ssh-(rsa|dss|ed25519) |^ecdsa-sha2-nistp(256|384|521)

required

The public SSH key to add to your GitHub account.

Request

{
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234"
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
  "id": 2,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
  "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z",
  "verified": false,
  "read_only": false
}

Get a public SSH key for the authenticated user
get /user/keys/{key_id}

View extended details for a single public SSH key. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least read:public_key scope.

key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
  "id": 2,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
  "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z",
  "verified": false,
  "read_only": false
}

Delete a public SSH key for the authenticated user
delete /user/keys/{key_id}

Removes a public SSH key from the authenticated user's GitHub account. Requires that you are authenticated via Basic Auth or via OAuth with at least admin:public_key scope.

key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List public email addresses for the authenticated user
get /user/public_emails

Lists your publicly visible email address, which you can set with the Set primary email visibility for the authenticated user endpoint. This endpoint is accessible with the user:email scope.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "email": "octocat@github.com",
    "verified": true,
    "primary": true,
    "visibility": "public"
  }
]

List social accounts for the authenticated user
get /user/social_accounts

Lists all of your social accounts.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]

Add social accounts for the authenticated user
post /user/social_accounts

Add one or more social accounts to the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

account_urls

array[string]

required

Full URLs for the social media profiles to add.

Example
[]

Request

{
  "account_urls": [
    "https://facebook.com/GitHub",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"
  ]
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]

Delete social accounts for the authenticated user
delete /user/social_accounts

Deletes one or more social accounts from the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user scope.

account_urls

array[string]

required

Full URLs for the social media profiles to delete.

Example
[]

Request

{
  "account_urls": [
    "https://facebook.com/GitHub",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"
  ]
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List SSH signing keys for the authenticated user
get /user/ssh_signing_keys

Lists the SSH signing keys for the authenticated user's GitHub account. You must authenticate with Basic Authentication, or you must authenticate with OAuth with at least read:ssh_signing_key scope. For more information, see "Understanding scopes for OAuth apps."

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
    "id": 2,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
    "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z"
  },
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJy931234",
    "id": 3,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/3",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAB",
    "created_at": "2020-07-11T21:31:57Z"
  }
]

Create a SSH signing key for the authenticated user
post /user/ssh_signing_keys

Creates an SSH signing key for the authenticated user's GitHub account. You must authenticate with Basic Authentication, or you must authenticate with OAuth with at least write:ssh_signing_key scope. For more information, see "Understanding scopes for OAuth apps."

title

string

A descriptive name for the new key.

Example
"Personal MacBook Air"

key

string

^ssh-(rsa|dss|ed25519) |^ecdsa-sha2-nistp(256|384|521) |^(sk-ssh-ed25519|sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256)@openssh.com

required

The public SSH key to add to your GitHub account. For more information, see "Checking for existing SSH keys."

Request

{
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA"
}

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
  "id": 2,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
  "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z"
}

Get an SSH signing key for the authenticated user
get /user/ssh_signing_keys/{ssh_signing_key_id}

Gets extended details for an SSH signing key. You must authenticate with Basic Authentication, or you must authenticate with OAuth with at least read:ssh_signing_key scope. For more information, see "Understanding scopes for OAuth apps."

ssh_signing_key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the SSH signing key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
  "id": 2,
  "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
  "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
  "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z"
}

Delete an SSH signing key for the authenticated user
delete /user/ssh_signing_keys/{ssh_signing_key_id}

Deletes an SSH signing key from the authenticated user's GitHub account. You must authenticate with Basic Authentication, or you must authenticate with OAuth with at least admin:ssh_signing_key scope. For more information, see "Understanding scopes for OAuth apps."

ssh_signing_key_id

int

required

The unique identifier of the SSH signing key.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

Empty response

List users
get /users

Lists all users, in the order that they signed up on GitHub Enterprise Server. This list includes personal user accounts and organization accounts.

Note: Pagination is powered exclusively by the since parameter. Use the Link header to get the URL for the next page of users.

since

int

A user ID. Only return users with an ID greater than this ID.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Get a user
get /users/{username}

Provides publicly available information about someone with a GitHub account.

GitHub Apps with the Plan user permission can use this endpoint to retrieve information about a user's GitHub Enterprise Server plan. The GitHub App must be authenticated as a user. See "Identifying and authorizing users for GitHub Apps" for details about authentication. For an example response, see 'Response with GitHub Enterprise Server plan information' below"

The email key in the following response is the publicly visible email address from your GitHub Enterprise Server profile page. When setting up your profile, you can select a primary email address to be “public” which provides an email entry for this endpoint. If you do not set a public email address for email, then it will have a value of null. You only see publicly visible email addresses when authenticated with GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see Authentication.

The Emails API enables you to list all of your email addresses, and toggle a primary email to be visible publicly. For more information, see "Emails API".

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "login": "octocat",
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
  "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
  "gravatar_id": "",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
  "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
  "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
  "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
  "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
  "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
  "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
  "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
  "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
  "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
  "type": "User",
  "site_admin": false,
  "name": "monalisa octocat",
  "company": "GitHub",
  "blog": "https://github.com/blog",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "email": "octocat@github.com",
  "hireable": false,
  "bio": "There once was...",
  "twitter_username": "monatheoctocat",
  "public_repos": 2,
  "public_gists": 1,
  "followers": 20,
  "following": 0,
  "created_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z",
  "updated_at": "2008-01-14T04:33:35Z"
}

List followers of a user
get /users/{username}/followers

Lists the people following the specified user.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

List the people a user follows
get /users/{username}/following

Lists the people who the specified user follows.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Check if a user follows another user
get /users/{username}/following/{target_user}

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

target_user

string

required

Response

ExamplesSchema

if the user follows the target user

Empty response

List GPG keys for a user
get /users/{username}/gpg_keys

Lists the GPG keys for a user. This information is accessible by anyone.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Octocat's GPG Key",
    "primary_key_id": 2,
    "key_id": "3262EFF25BA0D270",
    "public_key": "xsBNBFayYZ...",
    "emails": [
      {
        "email": "octocat@users.noreply.github.com",
        "verified": true
      }
    ],
    "subkeys": [
      {
        "id": 4,
        "primary_key_id": 3,
        "key_id": "4A595D4C72EE49C7",
        "public_key": "zsBNBFayYZ...",
        "emails": [],
        "can_sign": false,
        "can_encrypt_comms": true,
        "can_encrypt_storage": true,
        "can_certify": false,
        "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
        "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
        "revoked": false
      }
    ],
    "can_sign": true,
    "can_encrypt_comms": false,
    "can_encrypt_storage": false,
    "can_certify": true,
    "created_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-06:00",
    "expires_at": "2016-03-24T11:31:04-07:00",
    "revoked": false,
    "raw_key": "string"
  }
]

Get contextual information for a user
get /users/{username}/hovercard

Provides hovercard information when authenticated through basic auth or OAuth with the repo scope. You can find out more about someone in relation to their pull requests, issues, repositories, and organizations.

The subject_type and subject_id parameters provide context for the person's hovercard, which returns more information than without the parameters. For example, if you wanted to find out more about octocat who owns the Spoon-Knife repository via cURL, it would look like this:

 curl -u username:token
  https://api.github.com/users/octocat/hovercard?subject_type=repository&subject_id=1300192

subject_type

string

Identifies which additional information you'd like to receive about the person's hovercard. Can be organization, repository, issue, pull_request. Required when using subject_id.

Enum
  • organization
  • repository
  • issue
  • pull_request

subject_id

string

Uses the ID for the subject_type you specified. Required when using subject_type.

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

{
  "contexts": [
    {
      "message": "Owns this repository",
      "octicon": "repo"
    }
  ]
}

List public keys for a user
get /users/{username}/keys

Lists the verified public SSH keys for a user. This is accessible by anyone.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "key": "ssh-rsa AAA..."
  }
]

List social accounts for a user
get /users/{username}/social_accounts

Lists social media accounts for a user. This endpoint is accessible by anyone.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "provider": "twitter",
    "url": "https://twitter.com/github"
  }
]

List SSH signing keys for a user
get /users/{username}/ssh_signing_keys

Lists the SSH signing keys for a user. This operation is accessible by anyone.

per_page

int

The number of results per page (max 100).

Default
30

page

int

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default
1

Response

ExamplesSchema

Response

[
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJyvv1234",
    "id": 2,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/2",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAA",
    "created_at": "2020-06-11T21:31:57Z"
  },
  {
    "key": "2Sg8iYjAxxmI2LvUXpJjkYrMxURPc8r+dB7TJy931234",
    "id": 3,
    "url": "https://api.github.com/user/keys/3",
    "title": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAB",
    "created_at": "2020-07-11T21:31:57Z"
  }
]

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