---
title: "Get user email address"
method: GET
path: "/wiki/rest/api/user/email"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Get user email address

`GET /wiki/rest/api/user/email`

Returns a user's email address regardless of the user’s profile visibility settings. For Connect apps, this API is only available to apps approved by
Atlassian, according to these [guidelines](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/guidelines-for-requesting-access-to-email-address/27603).
For Forge apps, this API only supports access via asApp() requests.

**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:
Permission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission).

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string, required

## Response `200`

Returned if the requested user's email is returned.

- AccountIdEmailRecord
  - `accountId` string, required
  - `email` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the calling app is not approved to use this API.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
- `404` — Returned if a user with the given accountId does not exist.
- `501` — Indicates that the API is not currently enabled.

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