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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/stack-overflow/users-search>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/stack-overflow/users-search.mdx>

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# Stack Overflow Users Search API

Find users by part of their display name, sorted by reputation or join date, with optional profile text.

`GET /v1/stack-overflow/users/search?name=skeet` returns a page of users whose display name contains the text, not case sensitive. Each row has the same fields as the single user route, including `reputation`, `badges`, `acceptRate`, `questionCount`, `answerCount` and `profileViews`. Add `include=about` for `aboutHtml`; with it, `limit` is at most 25.

Sort by `reputation` (the default), `creation`, `name` or `modified`. `reputationMin` and `reputationMax` need the reputation sort; `joinedAfter` and `joinedBefore` need the creation sort. The creation sort is the only one that pages without a ceiling; the rest return up to 2,500 rows (625 with `include=about`), then stop and set `limitReached`. Rows with equal values can repeat or skip on those sorts. Every search is HTTP 200, with an empty list when nobody matched.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/stack-overflow/users/search`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
- **Input:** by name
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/stack-overflow/users/search/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/stack-overflow](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/stack-overflow)

## FAQ

### Does the name match have to be exact?

No. name is a part of the display name and the match is not case sensitive. Use the sort to put the most reputable or the most recent matches first.

### How many credits does a users search cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth. Each paginated page is a separate billed request.

### Can I find users by reputation range?

Yes, with reputationMin and reputationMax, but only when sort=reputation. Any other sort refuses the range.

### Can I find users by join date?

Yes, with joinedAfter and joinedBefore, but only when sort=creation. creation also happens to be the sort that pages without a ceiling.