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Source: Roblox Creator Hub · CC BY 4.0 · View source · Code samples: MIT Imported 2026-10-03. Formatting adapted for this site.

GET /v1/users/{userId}/avatar — openapi

Returns details about a specified user's avatar.

Includes assets, bodycolors, and playerAvatarType.

Endpoint

Method: GET

Path: /v1/users/{userId}/avatar

Servers:

Parameters

NameLocationRequiredDescription
userIdpathtrue
Roblox-Place-Idheaderfalse
[
  {
    "in": "path",
    "name": "userId",
    "description": "",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64"
    }
  },
  {
    "in": "header",
    "name": "Roblox-Place-Id",
    "description": "",
    "schema": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64"
    }
  }
]

Responses

StatusDescription
200OK
4001: The specified user does not exist. 2: An account for the given userId does not exist!
{
  "200": {
    "description": "OK",
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Roblox.Api.Avatar.Models.AvatarModelV2"
        }
      },
      "text/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Roblox.Api.Avatar.Models.AvatarModelV2"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "400": {
    "description": "1: The specified user does not exist.\r\n2: An account for the given userId does not exist!"
  }
}

Authentication

{
  "security": [
    {},
    {
      "roblox-legacy-cookie": []
    }
  ],
  "securitySchemes": {
    "roblox-api-key": {
      "type": "apiKey",
      "description": "A configurable key that allows granular access to Roblox resources. See https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/auth/api-keys for more information.",
      "name": "x-api-key",
      "in": "header"
    },
    "roblox-legacy-cookie": {
      "type": "apiKey",
      "description": "A browser cookie that represents the identity of a Roblox user. DO NOT SHARE THIS. Sharing this will allow someone to log in as you and to steal your Robux and items. We do not recommend using cookies to call endpoints. When possible, use API keys with the x-api-key header or OAuth 2.0 instead for authentication.",
      "in": "cookie",
      "name": ".ROBLOSECURITY"
    },
    "roblox-oauth2": {
      "type": "oauth2",
      "description": "Build or authorize apps to access Roblox resources. See https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/auth/oauth2-overview for more information.",
      "flows": {
        "authorizationCode": {
          "authorizationUrl": "https://apis.roblox.com/oauth/v1/authorize",
          "tokenUrl": "https://apis.roblox.com/oauth/v1/token",
          "refreshUrl": "https://apis.roblox.com/oauth/v1/token",
          "scopes": {}
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Complete Operation Definition

{
  "tags": [
    "Avatars",
    "User profiles",
    "Users"
  ],
  "summary": "Returns details about a specified user's avatar.",
  "description": "Includes assets, bodycolors, and playerAvatarType.",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "in": "path",
      "name": "userId",
      "description": "",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer",
        "format": "int64"
      }
    },
    {
      "in": "header",
      "name": "Roblox-Place-Id",
      "description": "",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer",
        "format": "int64"
      }
    }
  ],
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "OK",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Roblox.Api.Avatar.Models.AvatarModelV2"
          }
        },
        "text/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Roblox.Api.Avatar.Models.AvatarModelV2"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "400": {
      "description": "1: The specified user does not exist.\r\n2: An account for the given userId does not exist!"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://avatar.roblox.com"
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-engine-usability": {
    "apiKeyWithHttpService": false
  },
  "security": [
    {},
    {
      "roblox-legacy-cookie": []
    }
  ],
  "externalDocs": {
    "url": "https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/reference/features/avatars#avatar_get_v1_users__userId__avatar"
  }
}