Table of Contents

• 1. Record field format
• 1. Bit fields
• 2. Associated attributes
• 3. Nomenclature
• 4. Actions
• 4.01 Index
• 4.02 Show
• 4.03 Create
• 4.04 Update
• 5. See also
• 6. External links

The following includes the details of how to interface with the user records through the API.

Record field format

Name	Type	Details
id	integer	>0
name	string
level	integer	[10, 20, 30, 31, 32, 40, 50]
inviter_id	integer	>0
post_update_count	integer
note_update_count	integer
post_upload_count	integer
favorite_count	integer
unread_dmail_count	integer
is_banned	boolean
bit_prefs	integer	Each bit stores a boolean value. See Bit fields below for more information.
theme	string	[light, dark]
favorite_tags	string
blacklisted_tags	string
comment_threshold	integer
timezone	string
per_page	integer	1 - 200
default_image_size	string	[large, original]
custom_css	string
upload_points	integer
last_forum_read_at	timestamp
last_logged_in_at	timestamp
created_at	timestamp
updated_at	timestamp

Bit fields

Name	Type	Bit position
is_banned	status	0
receive_email_notifications	setting	2
always_resize_images	setting	3
enable_post_navigation	setting	4
new_post_navigation_layout	setting	5
enable_private_favorites	setting	6
enable_sequential_post_navigation	setting	7
hide_deleted_posts	setting	8
style_usernames	setting	9
enable_auto_complete	setting	10
show_deleted_children	setting	11
disable_categorized_saved_searches	setting	15
disable_tagged_filenames	setting	17
disable_cropped_thumbnails	setting	19
disable_mobile_gestures	setting	20
enable_safe_mode	setting	21
enable_desktop_mode	setting	22
disable_post_tooltips	setting	23
enable_recommended_posts	setting	24
requires_verification	status	28
is_verified	status	29

Associated attributes

Name	Type	Number	Availability	Details
inviter	user	single	optional

Nomenclature

• Plural form: "users"
• Used in the URL pathname
• Singular form: "user"
• Used for write parameters (Help:API Write Requests)
• Versions: none

Actions

These are the various actions that can be done with user records.

Index

HTTP Method	GET
Base URL	/users.json
Type	read request
Description	The default order is created at descending.

Search attributes

All of the following are standard attributes with all of their available formats and qualifiers.

• Number syntax
• id
• level
• post_upload_count
• post_update_count
• note_update_count
• favorite_count
• created_at
• updated_at
• Text syntax
• name
• User syntax
• inviter

Special search parameters

• name_matches - Case-insensitive wildcard search on the name field.
• min_level - Minimum user level to include.
• max_level - Maximum user level to include.
• current_user_first - Shows the current user first, then all other users by ID desc.
• order - Sets the order of results.
• name - Alphabetical on the name field.
• post_upload_count
• post_update_count
• note_count

Show

HTTP Method	GET
Base URL	/users/$id.json
Type	read request
Description	$id is the user ID. Can also be reached by using the /profile endpoint for the current user.

Create

HTTP Method	POST
Base URL	/users.json
Type	write request

Create parameters

• Required:
• name
• password
• password_confirmation
• Optional:
• email

Update

HTTP Method	PUT/PATCH
Base URL	/users/$id.json
Type	write request
Description	$id is the user ID.

Update parameters

• Optional:
• comment_threshold
• default_image_size
• favorite_tags
• blacklisted_tags
• time_zone
• per_page
• custom_style
• theme
• receive_email_notifications
• always_resize_images
• enable_post_navigation
• new_post_navigation_layout
• enable_private_favorites
• enable_sequential_post_navigation
• show_deleted_posts
• style_usernames
• enable_auto_complete
• show_deleted_children
• disable_categorized_saved_searches
• disable_tagged_filenames
• disable_cropped_thumbnails
• disable_mobile_gestures
• enable_safe_mode
• enable_desktop_mode
• disable_post_tooltips
• Admin only:
• level

See also

• Help:Common URL Parameters
• Help:API

External links

Controller	https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
Model	https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/models/user.rb
Policy	https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/policies/user_policy.rb

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