Type shallow_user
Discussion
This type represents a user, but omits many of the fields found on the full User type.
This type is mostly analogous to the "user card" found on many pages (like the question page) on a Stack Exchange site.
Fields
user_type
one of
unregistered, registered, moderator, or does_not_exist
Fields marked with are included in the default filter, those marked with are excluded in the default filter.
Examples
► Typical
{"user_id":1,"display_name":"Example User","reputation":9001,"user_type":"registered","profile_image":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a007be5a61f6aa8f3e85ae2fc18dd66e?d=identicon&r=PG","link":"http://example.stackexchange.com/users/1/example-user","accept_rate":55}► Non-Existent
{"display_name":"Old Display Name","user_type":"does_not_exist"}Methods That Return This Type
No methods return this type directly, it is found as a member on the following types.
answer
badge
comment
post
question
question_timeline
revision
suggested_edit
tag_score
tag_wiki
answer
badge
comment
post
question
question_timeline
revision
suggested_edit
tag_score
tag_wiki