---
title: "Get an account by name"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{name}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Get an account by name

`GET /accounts/{name}`

Retrieve an account by name

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Retrieved

- AccountPublic
  - `id` string, required
  - `account_type` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `display_name` string
  - `description` string
  - `picture_url` string — https://robohash.org/ladybugbot

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/pollination/apis/pollination-server.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/pollination/apis/pollination-server/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/pollination/pollination-server/revisions/c1f3c6d96b31/schema)