keybase-user

Get user info of a Keybase user

Install

$ npm install --save keybase-user

Usage Examples

var kbuser = require('keybase-user');
 
kbuser('max').then(function(user) {
  console.log(user.id); // => dbb165b7879fe7b1174df73bed0b9500
  console.log(user.basics);
 
/* 
 {
   username: 'max',
   ctime: 1391657400,
   mtime: 1421074124,
   id_version: 150,
   track_version: 99,
   last_id_change: 1448627381,
   username_cased: 'max'
 }
*/
});

// other usernames
kbuser('bitcoyne', 'coinbase').then(function(user) {
  console.log(user.id); // => 23260c2ce19420f97b58d7d95b68ca00
});

Will return null if the user object doesn't exist

API

kbuser(value, [proof])

value

Required
Type: string

Keybase/linked account username, domain name, or the user's fingerprint.

proof

Type: string

Linked accounts like github, coinbase, hackernews, reddit, etc.

Notes:

• For domains and fingerprint queries use domain and key_fingerprint

Promise

user

Type: object

Various user info.

Notes:

• Visit the official API for more information

User sub-objects

Name	Description
id	The user's id (random 32-digit hex string).
basics	The simplest and often most commonly-accessed info about a user.
profile	Profile information. By default, user.profile is null, until a user creates one.
public_keys	Public key bundle. You should access someone's public key with public_keys.primary.
crypto_address	Bitcoin address and signature id.

Related

• keybase-primary - Get the primary public key of a Keybase user

License

MIT © Gabriel Montalvo