users/show

Returns extended information of a given user, specified by ID or screen name as per the required id parameter. The author's most recent status will be returned inline.

URL: http://twitter.com/users/show.{{response_format}}

API rate limited: 1 call per request

HTTP Method:

Response Format:

json
xml
rss
atom

Authenticate Request:

One of the following parameters is required:

user_id:
Specfies the ID of the user to return. Helpful for disambiguating when a valid user ID is also a valid screen name.
screen_name:
Specfies the screen name of the user to return.

Notes: Show

Requests for protected users without credentials from 1) the user requested or 2) a user that is following the protected user will omit the nested status element. Only publicly available data will be returned in this case.
You can also use the (ambiguous) parameter - id. The ID or screen name of a user. (Example: http://twitter.com/users/show/12345.json or http://twitter.com/users/show/bob.xml)

* You need to Sign in with Twitter first to make authenticated request.

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