---
title: "whois"
method: GET
path: "/w/{workspace}/users/whois/{username}"
tags: ["user"]
---

# whois

`GET /w/{workspace}/users/whois/{username}`

## Path parameters

- `workspace` string, required
- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

user

- User
  - `email` string, required
  - `username` string, required
  - `is_admin` boolean, required
  - `name` string
  - `is_super_admin` boolean, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `operator` boolean, required
  - `disabled` boolean, required
  - `groups` string[]
  - `folders` string[], required
  - `folders_read` string[], required
  - `folders_owners` string[], required
  - `added_via` UserSource
    - `source` 'domain' | 'instance_group' | 'manual', required — How the user was added to the workspace
    - `domain` string — The domain used for auto-invite (when source is 'domain')
    - `group` string — The instance group name (when source is 'instance_group')
  - `is_service_account` boolean
  - `non_member` boolean — True when this is a superadmin viewing a workspace they are not a member of (is_admin/role reflect the superadmin fallback, not an actual membership).

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