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Unsplash Users API

User profile operations

Unsplash Users API is one of 7 APIs that Unsplash publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include User. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.unsplash.com.

4 operations 4 paths 7 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.unsplash.com
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Unsplash Users API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (ClientID). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 8 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ClientID — Use Authorization: Client-ID {YOURACCESSKEY} for public API access. Alternatively pass as query param: ?clientid={YOURACCESSKEY}

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Users 4

User profile operations

GET
/users/{username}
Get a User's Public Profile
getUser 1 param → 200401404
GET
/users/{username}/photos
List a User's Photos
listUserPhotos 6 params → 200401404
GET
/users/{username}/collections
List a User's Collections
listUserCollections 3 params → 200401404
GET
/users/{username}/statistics
Get User Statistics
getUserStatistics 3 params → 200401404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Photo (20 properties), Collection (13 properties), UserSummary (11 properties), StatHistorical (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

User
UserStatistics
object
3 properties
Photo
object
An Unsplash photo object
20 properties
StatHistorical
object
5 properties
Error
object
1 property
Collection
object
An Unsplash photo collection
13 properties
UserSummary
object
Abbreviated user object for embedding in photo/collection responses
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

unsplash-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Unsplash publishes across the network.

Unsplash Collections API
Unsplash Current User API
Unsplash Photos API
Unsplash Search API
Unsplash Stats API
Unsplash Topics API
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