Medium

medium Users API

Operations for retrieving authenticated user profile information including username, name, URL, and avatar image.

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GET /me Get authenticated user #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Medium REST Users API
  description: The Medium REST API provides programmatic access to the Medium online publishing platform.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Medium Support
    url: https://help.medium.com
  termsOfService: https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f
servers:
- url: https://api.medium.com/v1
  description: Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Operations for retrieving authenticated user profile information including username, name, URL, and avatar image.
paths:
  /me:
    get:
      operationId: getAuthenticatedUser
      summary: Get authenticated user
      description: Returns details of the authenticated user including their unique user ID, username, display name, profile URL, and avatar image URL. This endpoint is typically used after authentication to obtain the user ID required by other endpoints.
      tags:
      - Users
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the authenticated user profile.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          description: The access token is invalid, has been revoked, or was not provided.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      description: A Medium user profile containing identifying information and profile metadata.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for the user on Medium.
        username:
          type: string
          description: The user's username on Medium, used in their profile URL.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The user's display name as shown on their profile.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL to the user's Medium profile page.
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL to the user's avatar image on Medium.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the Medium API containing error details.
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                description: A human-readable description of the error.
              code:
                type: integer
                description: The numeric error code identifying the error type.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Self-issued access token generated from Medium account settings or an OAuth2 access token obtained via the authorization flow.
externalDocs:
  description: Medium API Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Medium/medium-api-docs