Val Town users API

Users

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/val-town-users-api"
All apis
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

val-town-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Val Town alias users API
  description: 'Val Town’s public API


    OpenAPI JSON endpoint:


    https://api.val.town/openapi.json'
  termsOfService: https://www.val.town/termsofuse
  version: '1'
servers:
- url: https://api.val.town
  description: Production
tags:
- name: users
  description: Users
paths:
  /v1/users/{user_id}:
    get:
      operationId: usersGet
      tags:
      - users
      description: Get basic information about a user
      parameters:
      - schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        description: User Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - type
      - bio
      - username
      - profileImageUrl
      - url
      - links
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The ID of this user
        type:
          enum:
          - user
          - org
          description: Whether this is a user or an organization
        bio:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            description: The user’s biography, if they have provided one
          - type: 'null'
        username:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            description: The user’s handle that they chose for themselves. Does not include the @ symbol
          - type: 'null'
        profileImageUrl:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            description: URL that points to the user’s profile image, if one exists
            format: uri
          - type: 'null'
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL of this user’s profile on Val Town’s website
        links:
          type: object
          required:
          - self
          properties:
            self:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: URL of this user on this API
      description: User object
      example:
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        bio: Hello world
        username: tmcw
        url: https://val.town/u/tmcw
        profileImageUrl: null
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Endpoints that support authorization expect Bearer authentication, using an API token provided from Val Town.
externalDocs:
  url: https://api.val.town/documentation
  description: Find more info here