Not sure if this should be in QaS or Advanced Topics, feel free to move it.
So I know that you can find a users ID by going to api.scratch.mit.edu/users/USERNAMEHERE
For example, my ID is 103306993.
I’ve always enjoyed puzzles and ciphers, and I think it’d be interesting where I could make a new account for the puzzle, and have some sort of puzzle to find the ID, and then find the account. The problem is that I do not know how to use the API to find a user based on an ID. Not even sure if it’s possible.


Possible Solution:
Make a cipher for the username instead of the ID.
This does make logical sense, and would work as an alternative. I would prefer to use the ID, since it’s a bit more obscure and I just think user IDs are interesting, but this is a good solution if I can’t find anything.

So your saying that the user has the same username as their user ID?

Knightbot63 wrote:

So your saying that the user has the same username as their user ID?

No, the Username contains letters, numbers, and symbols. The ID is number exclusive. Just like a username, a user has their own unique ID. It’s another way of identifying a user.

Oh, now i get what you are saying. So you are saying that you find the user via their ID. maybe?

Knightbot63 wrote:

Oh, now i get what you are saying. So you are saying that you find the user via their ID. maybe?

Yeah

Tophatted- wrote:

Knightbot63 wrote:

Oh, now i get what you are saying. So you are saying that you find the user via their ID. maybe?

Yeah

The only way is by replying to someone, change the user ID and set it to the number you want. This is how I found the 666th user.

Knightbot63 wrote:

Tophatted- wrote:

Knightbot63 wrote:

Oh, now i get what you are saying. So you are saying that you find the user via their ID. maybe?

Yeah

The only way is by replying to someone, change the user ID and set it to the number you want. This is how I found the 666th user.

Ah, alright.
This would allow them to get the username I think.
do you have a tutorial that shows this because im still confused

Knightbot63 wrote:

Tophatted- wrote:

Knightbot63 wrote:

Oh, now i get what you are saying. So you are saying that you find the user via their ID. maybe?

Yeah

The only way is by replying to someone, change the user ID and set it to the number you want. This is how I found the 666th user.

Like @Tophatted-, I'm also confused…

Well, it involves inspect element and I think I'm not allowed to say how.

Knightbot63 wrote:

Well, it involves inspect element and I think I'm not allowed to say how.

Oh, alright. I'll see if I can find a video about it.

Knightbot63 wrote:

Well, it involves inspect element and I think I'm not allowed to say how.

Thanks, I think I'll be able to figure out the rest

Knightbot63 wrote:

Well, it involves inspect element and I think I'm not allowed to say how.

I found it out!