---
title: "Retrieves information about a user for the specified username and organization short name (accessible to same-organization users or Secretariat)"
method: GET
path: "/registry/org/{shortname}/user/{username}"
tags: ["Registry User"]
---

# Retrieves information about a user for the specified username and organization short name (accessible to same-organization users or Secretariat)

`GET /registry/org/{shortname}/user/{username}`

<h2>Access Control</h2>  <p>Authenticated users can access this endpoint only for users in their own organization. Secretariat users can access any user.</p>  <h2>Expected Behavior</h2>  <p><b>Regular, CNA & Admin Users:</b> Retrieves information about a registry user in the same organization</p>  <p><b>Secretariat:</b> Retrieves any registry user's information</p>

## Path parameters

- `shortname` string, required
- `username` string, required

## Headers

- `CVE-API-ORG` string, required
- `CVE-API-USER` string, required
- `CVE-API-KEY` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns information about the specified registry user

- GetRegistryUserResponseJson — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Not Authenticated
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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