---
title: "GET /api/sheets/user/{user_id}"
method: GET
path: "/api/sheets/user/{user_id}"
tags: ["Sheets"]
---

# GET /api/sheets/user/{user_id}

`GET /api/sheets/user/{user_id}`

Returns all of a specific user's public Sheets. For anonymous callers, only public Sheets are returned. For an authenticated user requesting their own user_id, will return both public and private Sheets.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- UserSheetsJSON — List of public sheets owned by a user.
  - `sheets` SheetsJSON[] — Sheets owned by the user. For anonymous requests this contains only public sheets; an authenticated user requesting their own user_id additionally sees their private sheets.
    - `owner` integer — the Sefaria User ID of the sheet's owner.
    - `id` string — The `id` of the sheet. This is used in the URL to retrieve sheets, for example, a sheet with an `id` of 1, would be accessible on [Sefaria](sefaria.org) at [sefaria.org/sheets/1](sefaria.org/sheets/1).
    - `public` boolean — Is this sheet public.
    - `title` string — Title of the Source Sheet.
    - `sheetUrl` string, nullable — URL to this source sheet.
    - `anchorRef` string — A string representing a citation to a Jewish text. A valid `Ref` consists of a title string followed optionally by a section string or a segment string. A title string is any one of the known text titles or title variants in the Sefaria Database.
    - `anchorRefExpanded` Ref[], nullable — An array containing the individual segments `Ref`s which comprise the `anchorRef`. Example 1: Ranged `Ref` If the `anchorRef` is `Genesis 2:14-16`, the `anchorRefExpanded` is `["Genesis 2:14", "Genesis 2:15", "Genesis 2:16"]`. Example 2: Segment Ref If the `anchorRef` itself is a segment `Ref`, the `anchorRefExpanded` will contain that identical value. For example, `anchorRef` of `Genesis 2:11` will have an `anchorRefExpanded` of `["Genesis 2:11"]`
    - `options` object, nullable — A JSON object containing document level options related to how this source sheet should be displayed in Sefaria's Source Sheet editor.
      - `numbered` number — Should the sources be automatically numbered in the Sefaria editor view
      - `boxed` union — Should the sources be boxed on the page in the Sefaria editor view
        - boolean
        - number
      - `assignable` union — Is this source sheet an assignment for students in the Sefaria editor view
        - boolean
        - number
      - `bsd` union — Should the source sheet include בס"ד at the top of the page in the Sefaria editor view
        - boolean
        - number
      - `language` 'bilingual' | 'hebrew' | 'english' — Default display language of the source sheet in the Sefaria editor view
      - `layout` string — Default display layout of the source sheet in the Sefaria editor view
      - `langLayout` string — Default display side of the language in a bilingual side-by-side view in the Sefaria editor view
      - `divineNames` string — Should the Tetragrammaton (Shem Hashem) and other variants of the divine name be replaced, and if so in what form?
      - `highlightMode` integer
      - `collaboration` string
    - `collectionTOC` object, nullable
    - `ownerName` string, nullable — Name of the owner of the sheet.
    - `via` string, nullable — Some source sheets are made by copying another users. If this is one of them, the original owner's user ID will be listed here.
    - `viaOwnerName` string, nullable — Some source sheets are made by copying another users. If this is one of them, the original owner's display name will be listed here.
    - `assignerName` string, nullable — Some source sheets are created as assignments by a teacher to be completed by students. If this is one of those sheets the name of the assigner will be found here.
    - `viaOwnerProfileUrl` string, nullable — Some source sheets are made by copying another users. If this is one of them, the path to the original owner's profile page will be listed here.
    - `assignerProfileUrl` string, nullable — Some source sheets are created as assignments by a teacher to be completed by students. If this is one of those sheets this will be the URL path to their profile.
    - `ownerProfileUrl` string, nullable — The URL Path that will link to a user's profile on the Sefaria site.
    - `ownerImageUrl` string, nullable — Sheet owner image.
    - `status` 'public' | 'unlisted' — a string indicating whether the sheet is `public` or `unlisted`
    - `views` integer — Number of source sheet views.
    - `topics` SheetTopicJSON[], nullable — Topics linked to the source sheet.
      - `slug` string — Slug of the topic
      - `asTyped` string — How the user typed the topic
      - `he` string — Hebrew topic title
      - `en` string — English topic title
    - `likes` unknown[], nullable — An array of user IDs who have favorited or liked this source sheet.
      - unknown
    - `summary` string, nullable — A user generated description of the source sheet
    - `attribution` string, nullable — Some source sheets are made by copying another users. If so, an attribution field will be created and displayed here.
    - `is_featured` boolean, nullable — Previously a source sheet flagged with `is_featured` would be promoted throughout the site in various places. This behavior was removed in 2022 but some of the data remains.
    - `category` string, nullable — This will always return `Sheets`
    - `type` string, nullable

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