> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dev.puppetvendors.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get User

> Retrieve a single vendor portal user

## Overview

Fetch detailed information about a specific vendor portal user account.

### Use Cases

* **Verify user existence** before sending a password reset
* **Look up which vendor** a user belongs to
* **Check account status** (approved, invitation date)

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="userId" type="string" required>
  The user's unique ID.
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the full user document (excluding password).

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "_id": "61a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2",
  "email": "vendor@acme.com",
  "type": "vendor",
  "approved": true,
  "shopId": "...",
  "vendorId": "6157faecbebcf01bf49097d9",
  "invitationDate": "2024-01-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T08:00:00.000Z"
}
```

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X GET "https://api.puppetvendors.com/v1/users/61a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"
```