---
title: "Search for users"
method: GET
path: "/users/search"
tags: ["user"]
---

# Search for users

`GET /users/search`

## Query parameters

- `q` string
- `uid` integer
- `page` integer
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

SearchResults of a successful search

- object
  - `data` User[]
    - `active` boolean — Is user active
    - `avatar_url` string — URL to the user's avatar
    - `created` string, date-time
    - `description` string — the user's description
    - `email` string, email
    - `followers_count` integer — user counts
    - `following_count` integer
    - `full_name` string — the user's full name
    - `html_url` string — URL to the user's gitea page
    - `id` integer — the user's id
    - `is_admin` boolean — Is the user an administrator
    - `language` string — User locale
    - `last_login` string, date-time
    - `location` string — the user's location
    - `login` string — login of the user, same as `username`
    - `login_name` string — identifier of the user, provided by the external authenticator (if configured)
    - `prohibit_login` boolean — Is user login prohibited
    - `restricted` boolean — Is user restricted
    - `source_id` integer — The ID of the user's Authentication Source
    - `starred_repos_count` integer
    - `visibility` 'public' | 'limited' | 'private' — User visibility level option: public, limited, private
    - `website` string — the user's website
  - `ok` boolean

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/gitea/apis/gitea-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/gitea/apis/gitea-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gitea/gitea-api/revisions/350de506cefa/schema)