Get User

Retrieve details of a specific user by their ID.

Endpoint

GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{id}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	number	✅	The unique ID of the user.

Example Requests

cURL

curl https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1

JavaScript (fetch)

fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1")
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

Python (requests)

import requests

response = requests.get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1")
print(response.json())

Successful Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Leanne Graham",
  "username": "Bret",
  "email": "Sincere@april.biz",
  "address": {
    "street": "Kulas Light",
    "suite": "Apt. 556",
    "city": "Gwenborough",
    "zipcode": "92998-3874"
  },
  "phone": "1-770-736-8031 x56442",
  "website": "hildegard.org",
  "company": {
    "name": "Romaguera-Crona",
    "catchPhrase": "Multi-layered client-server neural-net",
    "bs": "harness real-time e-markets"
  }
}

Error Responses

Status Code	Description
404	User not found (invalid or missing ID).
500	Internal server error.

{
  "error": "User not found"
}

Expand to see why this endpoint is useful

This endpoint is perfect for:

• Practicing API integration with mock data.
• Building tutorials without needing a real backend.
• Quickly testing request/response flows in Postman or curl.