# Get active users - via API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/api/382295
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api/382295 "2025-09-11T08:36:37Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api/382295/5 "2025-09-11T08:52:38Z")

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what about `/admin/users/list/active.json`?

maybe this doc will help?

[https://docs.discourse.org/#tag/Users/operation/adminListUsers](https://docs.discourse.org/#tag/Users/operation/adminListUsers)

also see

> [@Run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-data-explorer-queries-with-the-discourse-api/120063):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use the Discourse API to create, run, and manage queries with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Virtually any action that can be performed through the Discourse user interface can also be triggered with the Discourse API. This document provides a comprehensive overview for utilizing the API specifically in conjunction with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. For a general overview of how to find the correct API …

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