GET/user/blocks/{username}

Check if a user is blocked by the authenticated user

Returns a 204 if the given user is blocked by the authenticated user. Returns a 404 if the given user is not blocked by the authenticated user, or if the given user account has been identified as spam by GitHub.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

1 parameter
usernamestringrequired
The handle for the GitHub user account.

5 status codes
204If the user is blocked
304Not modified
401Requires authentication
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
403Forbidden
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404If the user is not blocked
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional

Error handling

A 401 is returned: Requires authentication. A 403 is returned: Forbidden. A 404 is returned: If the user is not blocked.

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