<%= render 'response' %>

Get User Information

To get a user's information, send an HTTP GET to <%= @ssl_api_domain %>users/USERNAME.json.xml , replacing USERNAME with the person's username.

Valid parameters:

api_key (string) - User's API Key which, if provided, will show private information such as email addresses. (optional)

Example GET:

GET <%= @ssl_api_domain %>users/hans.json.xml

The response will be a webpage with information about the user.

The response will be a JSON object of the user, for example:

{
  "id": 4,
  "login": "hans",
  "created_at": "2010-12-03T09:17:52-05:00",
  "bio": "Web Developer @iobridge, @thingspeak",
  "website": "http://www.iamshadowlord.com"
}

The response will be an XML object of the user, for example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<user>
  <id type="integer">4</id>
  <login>hans</login>
  <created-at type="dateTime">2010-12-03T09:17:52-05:00</created-at>
  <bio>Web Developer @iobridge, @thingspeak</bio>
  <website>http://www.iamshadowlord.com</website>
</user>