Get Avatars

Get
/api/v1/avatar/{subject}

Note:

  • This is a RESTful endpoint that sits separately from the REST API in the server codebase and behaves slightly differently.
  • The rc_uid and rc_token can alternately be provided as cookies (already present in the web interface), but not as auth headers.
  • When requesting the avatar of a user, if they have a custom avatar set, this will override the user's choices of format or size.
  • If no uploaded avatar exists for a user, a default one will be generated for them based on the initial of their username in a randomly colored square.
  • If UI_Use_Name_Avatar is set and the user has a real name set, the generated avatar will be based on their actual name instead of the username.
  • If no format is requested, or the format requested isn't supported, the format returned will be SVG.
Path parameters
subject
stringRequired

Name of the user or channel. Channels are always preceded by an @ symbol. Rooms that are DMs are always represented by the other participant's user avatar.

Examplealice, @general
Query parameters
format
string

Format of the image requested. The values can be one of: jpg, jpeg, png.

Examplepng
size
integer

Width and height of the image. Default: 200

Example50
rc_uid
string

User ID for authenticating is only required if Accounts_AvatarBlockUnauthenticatedAccess is enabled.

ExampleaobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG
rc_token
string

User auth token for authenticating is only required if Accounts_AvatarBlockUnauthenticatedAccess is enabled.

Example9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq
Responses
200

OK

string (binary)