Single user by username
GET https://api.twitter.com/labs/2/users/by/username/:username
This endpoint returns information about users. You can specify users by their ID or username.
For full details, see the API reference for this endpoint.
Request Params
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
expansions | null | pinned_tweet_id | |
tweet.fields | null | attachments,author_id,created_at,entities,geo,id,in_reply_to_user_id,lang,possibly_sensitive,public_metrics,referenced_tweets,source,text,withheld | |
media.fields | null | duration_ms,height,media_key,preview_image_url,type,url,width | |
poll.fields | null | duration_minutes,end_datetime,id,options,voting_status | |
place.fields | null | contained_within,country,country_code,full_name,geo,id,name,place_type | |
user.fields | null | created_at,description,entities,id,location,name,pinned_tweet_id,profile_image_url,protected,public_metrics,url,username,verified,withheld |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{"data":[{"id":"2244994945","created_at":"2013-12-14T04:35:55.000Z","name":"Twitter Dev","username":"TwitterDev","protected":false,"verified":true,"profile_image_url":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/880136122604507136/xHrnqf1T_normal.jpg","format":"compact"}]}