# User Account Information

### RETURNS USER'S ACCOUNT INFORMATION

## Returns user account info

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `/profiles/{username}`

Returns user account information. For users with the Standard Registry role it also returns address book and VC document information

#### Path Parameters

| Name                                       | Type   | Description                                            |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| username<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | The name of the user for whom to fetch the information |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK Successful Operation" %}

```javascript
{
    content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401: Unauthorized Unauthorized" %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="403: Forbidden Forbidden" %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500: Internal Server Error Internal Server Error" %}

```javascript
{
    content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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