get_user_info

Function

Function Name	Description	Level
get_user_info	Returns user related information	3,4

Input Parameters:

Name	Type	Required?	Description	Level
user_name	byte[]	yes	the user whose info need to be returned. It can be either the request user himself, or someone else.	3
user_id	String	yes	If the user_name is null in the first parameter, app can pass in user_id in second parameter to request the same information	4

Output Parameters:

Name	Type	Required?	Description	Level
user_id	String	yes		4
username	byte[]	yes	User display name	4
post_count	Int	yes	total number of posts that user has posted	3
reg_time	Date	yes	dateTime.iso8601 user registration time	3
timestamp_reg	String	yes	Timestamp of user registration time
last_activity_time	Date			3
timestamp	String		Timestamp of last activity time
is_online	Boolean		return true if this user is currently online	3
accept_pm	Boolean		return false if this user does not accept private message.	3
i_follow_u	Boolean		return true I am following this person.	4
u_follow_me	Boolean		return true if this person is following me.	4
accept_follow	Boolean		return true if this person allows people to follow him.	4
following_count	Int		number of person this user is following to	4
follower	Int		number of person following this user	4
display_text	byte[]		this field can be returned if there is any other free text should be displayed on the app.	3
icon_url	String		user avatar URL	3. Obsoleted in Level 4
current_activity	byte[]		If the user is currently online, return what the user is currently doing. (For API level 3, but implemented this key. Changed to be 'current_action' when API level is 4)	3
current_action	byte[]		If the user is currently online, return what the user is currently doing.	4
topic_id	String		Required if [TOPIC] BBCode is presented in the current_action above.	4
custom_fields_list	Array of Hash table		It is an expandable field allowing the Tapatalk app to display as many as user information in name/value value.	3
name	byte[]	yes		3
value	byte[]	yes		3
update_fields_list	Array of Hash table		It is an expandable field allowing the Tapatalk app to update user profile	3