Users

Retrieve and manage user data

Users

Users APIs provide access to user profile information. Use these endpoints to retrieve user data.

Get User

Retrieve a user’s public profile information by their username.

Search Users

Search for users based on a query string.

Get User

Retrieve a user’s public profile information based on their username.

This endpoint requires authentication using a bearer token with the users:read scope.

Path Parameters

username · string · required

The username of the user to retrieve

Response

user · object

Show User object

id · integer

Unique ID of the user

username · string

Username of the user

display_name · string

Display name of the user

bio · string

User’s biography

profile_picture · string

URL to the user’s profile picture

followers_count · integer

Number of followers the user has

following_count · integer

Number of users this user is following

is_verified · boolean

Whether the user is verified

created_at · string

Timestamp when the user account was created

message · string

Response status message

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.kick.com/public/v1/users/kickstreamer" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_TOKEN}"

Response

{
  "user": {
    "id": 12345,
    "username": "kickstreamer",
    "display_name": "Kick Streamer",
    "bio": "Professional streamer on Kick. Follow me for daily gaming content!",
    "profile_picture": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/kickstreamer.jpeg",
    "followers_count": 25000,
    "following_count": 150,
    "is_verified": true,
    "created_at": "2022-10-01T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "message": "User retrieved successfully"
}

Search Users

Search for users based on a query string.

This endpoint requires authentication using a bearer token with the users:read scope.

Query Parameters

query · string · required

Search query string (min 3 characters)

limit · integer · default: "25"

Number of results to return (max 100)

Response

data · array

Show Array of user objects

id · integer

Unique ID of the user

username · string

Username of the user

display_name · string

Display name of the user

profile_picture · string

URL to the user’s profile picture

is_verified · boolean

Whether the user is verified

message · string

Response status message

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.kick.com/public/v1/users/search?query=kick&limit=10" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_TOKEN}"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 12345,
      "username": "kickstreamer",
      "display_name": "Kick Streamer",
      "profile_picture": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/kickstreamer.jpeg",
      "is_verified": true
    },
    {
      "id": 23456,
      "username": "kickgamer",
      "display_name": "Kick Gamer",
      "profile_picture": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/kickgamer.jpeg",
      "is_verified": false
    },
    {
      "id": 34567,
      "username": "kicknation",
      "display_name": "Kick Nation",
      "profile_picture": "https://kick-profiles.s3.amazonaws.com/kicknation.jpeg",
      "is_verified": true
    }
  ],
  "message": "Users found successfully"
}