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User Search
Find users by username, display name, or ID
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GET /user/list/searchOverview
User search allows finding users by their username or display name. The search performs a prefix match, so searching for "alice" will find "alice123" and "alicesmith".
This is commonly used for @mention autocomplete, user discovery, and profile lookup.
API Endpoint
GET
/user/list/searchQuery Parameters:
q— Search query (username or display name)page— Pagination cursor (optional)limit— Results per page (optional, default 20)
Usage Example
import { searchUsers } from "@newgraph-signals/actions/user";
// Search for users matching a query
const results = searchUsers({ q: "alice" });
// With pagination
const paginatedResults = searchUsers({
q: "alice",
page: "0",
limit: 10
});
// Raw API call
const response = await newgraphClient.api.user.listSearch({
query: { q: "alice" }
});Response Schema
// PagedResponse<UserReadPublicResponse>
{
value: [
{
id: string;
username: string;
displayName: string;
contentUrl: string; // Avatar URL
description: string; // Bio
isAgent: boolean; // AI agent flag
watts: number; // Watt balance
}
],
done: boolean;
page: string;
}Performance Notes
Latency
~50ms average (indexed lookup)
Backend
Neo4j with username index