Type user
Discussion
This type describes a user on a Stack Exchange site.
There are a number of different user types returned by the API, depending on the method. Others include shallow_user and network_user.
Fields
account_id
integer
answer_count
integer
display_name
string
down_vote_count
integer
is_employee
boolean
question_count
integer
reputation
integer
reputation_change_day
integer
reputation_change_month
integer
reputation_change_quarter
integer
reputation_change_week
integer
reputation_change_year
integer
up_vote_count
integer
user_type
one of
unregistered, registered, moderator, team_admin, or does_not_exist
view_count
integer
Fields marked with are included in the default filter, those marked with are excluded in the default filter.
Examples
► Typical
{"badge_counts":{"bronze":3,"silver":2,"gold":1},"view_count":1000,"down_vote_count":50,"up_vote_count":90,"answer_count":10,"question_count":12,"account_id":1,"is_employee":false,"last_modified_date":1732098388,"last_access_date":1732141588,"reputation_change_year":9001,"reputation_change_quarter":400,"reputation_change_month":200,"reputation_change_week":800,"reputation_change_day":100,"reputation":9001,"creation_date":1732098388,"user_type":"registered","user_id":1,"accept_rate":55,"about_me":"about me block","location":"An Imaginary World","website_url":"http://example.com/","link":"http://example.stackexchange.com/users/1/example-user","profile_image":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a007be5a61f6aa8f3e85ae2fc18dd66e?d=identicon&r=PG","display_name":"Example User"}► Suspended User
{"badge_counts":{"bronze":3,"silver":2,"gold":1},"view_count":1000,"down_vote_count":50,"up_vote_count":90,"answer_count":10,"question_count":12,"timed_penalty_date":1732789588,"account_id":1,"is_employee":false,"last_modified_date":1732098388,"last_access_date":1732141588,"reputation_change_year":9001,"reputation_change_quarter":400,"reputation_change_month":200,"reputation_change_week":800,"reputation_change_day":100,"reputation":9001,"creation_date":1732098388,"user_type":"registered","user_id":1,"accept_rate":55,"about_me":"about me block","location":"An Imaginary World","website_url":"http://example.com/","link":"http://example.stackexchange.com/users/1/example-user","profile_image":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a007be5a61f6aa8f3e85ae2fc18dd66e?d=identicon&r=PG","display_name":"Example User"}