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Hacker News → User
AI-generatedSummary
Retrieve detailed profile information about a specified Hacker News user using their exact username.
Inputs
- Username (required) — The exact Hacker News username to look up (case-sensitive).
- Request Options — Optional settings for request handling including batching, proxy, SSL certificate acceptance, and timeout configuration.
Output shape
a single record containing the user's profile data from Hacker News, such as user creation date, karma, and submitted items.
The response returns a single user object if found; errors or empty results may occur if the username does not exist or request fails. Request options affect how the HTTP request is made but do not change the returned data shape.
Examples
Example 1: Fetch profile data for a Hacker News user named 'pg'.
Set 'Username' to 'pg', leave Request Options as default or adjust proxy/timeout if needed.