Get user avatar

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/users/:user_id/avatar

Retrieves an image of a the user's avatar.

Request

application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The ID of the user.

Response

image/jpg

When an avatar can be found for the user the image data will be returned in the body of the response.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Get user avatar
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Request Example

cURL
curl -X GET https://api.box.com/2.0/users/12345/avatar \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'
.NET
Stream imageStream = await client.UsersManager.GetUserAvatar(string userId);
Java
String userID = "33333";
BoxUser user = new BoxUser(api, userID);
InputStream avatarStream = user.getAvatar();
Python
avatar = client.user('33333').get_avatar()
Node
client.users.getAvatar('22222')
    .then(avatarImageStream => {

        avatarImageStream.on('data', bytes => {
            // read avatar image bytes
        });
    });
iOS
client.users.getAvatar(userId: "33333") { (result: Result<Data, BoxSDKError>) in
    guard case let .success(avatarData) = result else {
        print("Error getting user avatar")
        return
    }

    let avatarImage = UIImage(data: avatarData)
}