---
title: "Get user by username"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1alpha/users/{username}"
tags: ["User Management"]
---

# Get user by username

`GET /api/v1alpha/users/{username}`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

User information retrieved successfully

- UserInfo
  - `id` integer — User's unique identifier
  - `username` string — User's username
  - `login_id` string — User's login identifier
  - `state` 'creating' | 'active' | 'deleting' | 'deleted' — Current state of the user account
  - `system_permissions` object — Map of system permission names to whether the user has that permission
  - `is_service_account` boolean — Whether this is a service account
  - `hail_identity` string, nullable — User's Hail identity

## Other responses

- `404` — User not found

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