---
title: "Fetch posts"
method: GET
path: "/posts/for_user"
tags: ["Posts"]
---

# Fetch posts

`GET /posts/for_user`

## Query parameters

- `fields` unknown
- `newer_than` integer
- `older_than` integer
- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer

## Headers

- `X-HTTP-Method-Override` string

## Response `200`

An array of posts.

- ResultsPosts
  - `total_results` integer, required
  - `page` integer, required
  - `per_page` integer, required
  - `results` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `parent_id` integer
    - `parent_type` 'Project' | 'Site' | 'User'
    - `published_at` string, date-time
    - `title` string
    - `body` string
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `type` string, nullable
    - `start_time` string, date-time, nullable
    - `stop_time` string, date-time, nullable
    - `place_id` integer, nullable
    - `latitude` number, float, nullable
    - `longitude` number, float, nullable
    - `radius` number, float, nullable
    - `distance` number, float, nullable
    - `uuid` string, uuid, nullable
    - `user` User, nullable
      - `id` integer, required — Unique auto-increment integer identifier.
      - `uuid` string, uuid
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `description` string, nullable
      - `faved_project_ids` number[] — Ordered list of IDs of projects the user has faved
      - `icon` string, nullable
      - `icon_url` string, nullable
      - `identifications_count` integer
      - `journal_posts_count` integer
      - `annotated_observations_count` integer
      - `last_active` string, date-time
      - `login` string
      - `monthly_supporter` boolean, nullable
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `observations_count` integer
      - `orcid` string, nullable
      - `preferences` object
        - `prefers_community_taxa` boolean — Whether the user allows the Community Taxon to be the taxon their observation is associated with
        - `prefers_observation_fields_by` 'anyone' | 'curators' | 'observer'
        - `prefers_project_addition_by` 'any' | 'joined' | 'none'
      - `roles` string[]
      - `site` Site, nullable
        - `id` integer, required — Unique auto-increment integer identifier.
        - `icon_url` string — URL of an icon image for the site
        - `locale` string, nullable — Default language code for users of this site
        - `name` string — Full name of the site
        - `place_id` integer, nullable — Integer ID of the default search place for this site
        - `site_name_short` string, nullable — Short name for this site
        - `url` string
      - `site_id` integer, nullable
      - `spam` boolean
      - `species_count` integer
      - `suspended` boolean
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `parent` object
      - `id` integer, required
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `title` string, nullable
      - `icon_url` string, nullable

---

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