Stack Overflow Users API

Operations for managing users in a Teams workspace.

Operations 7

GET /teams/{team}/users Get Team Users #
GET /teams/{team}/users/{id} Get a Team User #
GET /users Get All Users #
GET /users/{ids} Get Users by IDs #
GET /users/me Get Authenticated User #
GET /users/{ids}/questions Get Questions by User #
GET /users/{ids}/answers Get Answers by User #

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OpenAPI Specification

stack-overflow-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Stack Overflow Users API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Users across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: stack-overflow-for-teams-openapi.yml, stack-overflow-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/v3
  description: Stack Overflow for Teams API v3
- url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
  description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Operations for managing users in a Teams workspace.
paths:
  /teams/{team}/users:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamUsers
      summary: Get Team Users
      description: Returns a list of users in the specified Stack Overflow for Teams workspace.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of users in the team workspace
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsersResponse'
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/v3
      description: Stack Overflow for Teams API v3
  /teams/{team}/users/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamUser
      summary: Get a Team User
      description: Returns a specific user from a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested user
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/v3
      description: Stack Overflow for Teams API v3
  /users:
    get:
      operationId: getUsers
      summary: Get All Users
      description: Returns Stack Overflow user profiles. Use inname to filter by display name. Results can be sorted by reputation, creation date, or name.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fromdate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/todate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - name: inname
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter users whose display name contains this string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of user profiles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsersResponse_2'
      security:
      - oauth2: []
      - {}
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
      description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
  /users/{ids}:
    get:
      operationId: getUsersByIds
      summary: Get Users by IDs
      description: Returns the user profiles identified by a semicolon-delimited list of user IDs.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of user IDs
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User profiles matching the provided IDs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsersResponse_2'
      security:
      - oauth2: []
      - {}
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
      description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
  /users/me:
    get:
      operationId: getAuthenticatedUser
      summary: Get Authenticated User
      description: Returns the profile of the authenticated user based on the provided OAuth access token.
      tags:
      - Users
      security:
      - oauth2: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The authenticated user profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsersResponse_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
      description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
  /users/{ids}/questions:
    get:
      operationId: getQuestionsByUser
      summary: Get Questions by User
      description: Returns questions asked by users identified by a semicolon-delimited list of user IDs.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of user IDs
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Questions asked by the specified users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse'
      security:
      - oauth2: []
      - {}
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
      description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
  /users/{ids}/answers:
    get:
      operationId: getAnswersByUser
      summary: Get Answers by User
      description: Returns answers posted by users identified by a semicolon-delimited list of user IDs.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of user IDs
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Answers posted by the specified users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnswersResponse'
      security:
      - oauth2: []
      - {}
    servers:
    - url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3
      description: Stack Exchange API v2.3
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier of the user
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: User's display name
        reputation:
          type: integer
          description: User's reputation score
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: User's email address
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        last_access_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        is_admin:
          type: boolean
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error_id:
          type: integer
        error_message:
          type: string
        error_name:
          type: string
    UsersResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        total:
          type: integer
    User_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        user_id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        reputation:
          type: integer
        user_type:
          type: string
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        website_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        location:
          type: string
        about_me:
          type: string
        creation_date:
          type: integer
        last_access_date:
          type: integer
        question_count:
          type: integer
        answer_count:
          type: integer
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Answer:
      type: object
      properties:
        answer_id:
          type: integer
        question_id:
          type: integer
        body:
          type: string
        score:
          type: integer
        is_accepted:
          type: boolean
        creation_date:
          type: integer
        last_activity_date:
          type: integer
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShallowUser'
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    ShallowUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        user_id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        reputation:
          type: integer
        user_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - unregistered
          - registered
          - moderator
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Wrapper:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        quota_max:
          type: integer
        quota_remaining:
          type: integer
        backoff:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    Question:
      type: object
      properties:
        question_id:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        score:
          type: integer
        view_count:
          type: integer
        answer_count:
          type: integer
        accepted_answer_id:
          type: integer
        is_answered:
          type: boolean
        creation_date:
          type: integer
        last_activity_date:
          type: integer
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShallowUser'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
        bounty_amount:
          type: integer
        bounty_closes_date:
          type: integer
    UsersResponse_2:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Wrapper'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User_2'
    QuestionsResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Wrapper'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question'
    AnswersResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Wrapper'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Answer'
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or token is invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    filter:
      name: filter
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Filter to control which fields are returned
    pagesize:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 30
      description: Number of results per page (max 100)
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The unique identifier of the resource
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: Page number (1-indexed)
    team:
      name: team
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The slug of the Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. If your team lives at stackoverflowteams.com/c/my-team, the slug is my-team.
      example: my-team
    order:
      name: order
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - asc
        - desc
        default: desc
      description: Sort order
    pagesize_2:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 100
        default: 30
      description: Number of results per page (max 100)
    todate:
      name: todate
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Unix timestamp for maximum creation date
    sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Field to sort results by
    site:
      name: site
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: stackoverflow
      description: Stack Exchange site identifier (use stackoverflow for Stack Overflow)
    fromdate:
      name: fromdate
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Unix timestamp for minimum creation date
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication. Pass your PAT as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Generate tokens from your Stack Overflow for Teams account settings.
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication. Register an application at http://stackapps.com/apps/oauth to obtain credentials.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://stackoverflow.com/oauth
          tokenUrl: https://stackoverflow.com/oauth/access_token/json
          scopes:
            no_expiry: Issues an access token that does not expire
            write_access: Allows write access to a user's data
            private_info: Access a user's private information
x-refined-from:
- stack-overflow-for-teams-openapi.yml
- stack-overflow-openapi.yml